The BBC Verify unit used a Labour Party activist as an "independent tax expert" to back its analysis of Government figures on the farm tax, analysis that Keir Starmer then cited as proof he was correct.
Farmers have been told by Rachel Reeves that they must pay inheritance tax to fund the NHS, despite mass protests planned for today and warnings the tax's impact has been massively underestimated.
Farmers are staging protests across France against the possible signing of a trade deal between the European Union and four South American countries which they fear will ruin their livelihoods.
Furious farmers have descended on the Wales Labour Conference with tractors and placards, accusing Keir Starmer of waging a "war on the countryside" over inheritance tax changes.
The war on fertiliser has come to Britain, says Chris Morrison, with Labour imposing a 'carbon' import duty on the farming essential. Not content with making Brits colder and poorer, they are making us hungrier.
A former aide to Tony Blair has called on Labour to "do to the farmers what Thatcher did to the miners".
German politicians are so worried about the rise of anti-democratic forces they are taking decisive action to ban criticism of Government figures and sending police to search the homes of dissenters.
The European Union has backed down on Net Zero targets for agriculture, including drastic cuts in fertiliser and pesticide use and a recommendation that people eat less meat, following widespread protests from farmers.
Brexit was too polite by half, says Ross Clark. The French aren’t going to sit around discussing matters in a village hall. European farmers have shown us how you actually stand up to the sclerotic EU.
Belgian farmers have blockaded highways and a major port as protests against Net Zero environmental regulation and low pay spread from France and intensify across Europe.
