Farmers converged from the North East’s rural outposts to take their message against inheritance tax reform to the heart of the city today (Sunday, November 23).

Tractors from across the region approached Newcastle in convoy, bringing sections of the city centre road network to a crawl.

The rally was led by pressure group Farmers Unite as it stepped up its campaign urging the Government to rethink its controversial inheritance tax plans, which it fears will have potential long-lasting effects on family farms.

Tractor convoy approaching Newcastle for today's farmers' protest (Image: Raoul Dixon / NNP)

The Chancellor’s plans to introduce a 20% rate on agricultural land and businesses worth more than £1 million have become a political flashpoint for a sector struggling with rising costs,

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