- Jeremy Clarkson has previously voiced strong opposition to Labour's proposed 20 per cent inheritance tax hikes, warning they could be “the end” for farmers.
- In the upcoming series of Clarkson's Farm, he decides to burn an effigy of Keir Starmer on Bonfire Night, days after the October 2024 Budget’s delivery, narrating, “it felt good to make fun of the government”.
- Clarkson subsequently joined thousands of people protesting against the hikes, which would apply to farmers with a business worth more than £1 million.
- Speaking to The Times at the protests, he highlighted the issue of rural poverty, explaining how the tax would severely impact farmers.
- Clarkson has also banned Keir Starmer from his Cotswolds pub, The Farmer's Dog, telling Times Radio, “he hasn't done much to endear himself to me yet.”
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