Farmer v Starmer
And, Ukraine uses US long range missiles inside Russian territory for first time.
Today, we look at a protest in Westminster by farmers over inheritance tax changes announced in the Budget.
Around 10,000 people are believed to have attended a rally in Whitehall today protesting changes to inheritance tax. From April 2026, inherited agricultural assets worth more than 拢1m will be liable to tax. Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he understands the concerns, but says the 鈥渧ast majority鈥 of farms will be unaffected.
Plus, Ukraine has fired US-supplied long range missiles at a target inside Russian territory for the first time. Adam is joined by Ukraine Correspondent James Waterhouse.
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