250k Brits sign petition against Rachel Reeves cruel tractor tax | Politics | News [Video]

More than 250,000 members of the public have now signed the National Farmers’ Union petition campaigning against Rachel Reeves’ tractor tax.

The quarter-of-a-million milestone was reached today, with a huge surge of 50,000 additional signatures in the two days leading up to Tuesday’s protest.

It signposts the enormous support farmers in the country have, with a further 6,000 signing the petition since the milestone was met earlier today.

Responding to the news, NFU president Tom Bradshaw said: “I want to send a heartfelt thanks to the public from the whole farming community for backing our campaign to overturn the family farm tax.

“At a time when farmers believe government has lied to them and let them down badly, British farmers and growers are heartened to know that they have the support of so many members of the public.

“Earlier on in the year the public decided farming was the second …