Northern Ireland MPs and peers call for rethink of agricultural inheritance tax

DUP MP Carla Lockhart’s letter has been countersigned by all sitting Northern Ireland MPs and members of the House of Lords (Steve Parsons/PA) - (PA Archive)

Northern Ireland’s MPs and peers have united in a plea to the Government to rethink planned changes to inheritance tax for farmers.

In a letter to Chancellor Rachel Reeves, DUP MP Carla Lockhart warned it could threaten the generational transfer of farms, disrupt rural communities and undermine the long-term security of the agricultural sector.