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MP welcomes speculation on Inheritance Tax rethink

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Sinn Féin MPs meet UFU to discuss key challenges facing farming sector

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UFU continue lobbying in London

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VAT differential on island of Ireland ‘putting NI businesses under pressure’

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Ad Feature British businesses trust Parliament more than MPs do

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Pressure on the UK Government to introduce restrictions on Brazilian beef

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MPs to discuss veterinary medicines black market, NI access and rising prices

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‘No relief’ for heating oil customers until Middle East war is resolved

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UFU outlines 5 immediate asks of UK Government to support farm input costs

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Transition period after UK-EU SPS agreement rejected in Government’s response

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Northern Ireland MPs call on Prime Minister to act amid fuel protests

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'Government must offer more support for fuel crisis' - Sinn Féin MP Dáire Hughes

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UFU 'aware of planned protest but not involved in organising it'

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Higher taxes remain a hallmark of the government

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Progress secured on IHT proposals following united lobbying efforts

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Alliance and SDLP MPs accused of letting down farm families

North Antrim MP Jim Allister has accused Northern Ireland’s SDLP and Alliance MPs of failing the farming.

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We remain stuck with farming policies that failed before Brexit

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Small change to inheritance tax for farm businesses is nowhere near enough - NFU

Britain's Justice Secretary and deputy Prime Minister David Lammy (R), Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves (2R) and Britain's Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood (3R) fly flags as they applaud Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer on the third day of the annual Labour Party conference in Liverpool, north-west England, on September 30, 2025. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP) (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)placeholder image

Brussels Notebook: It will be hard for Reeves to match last year’s damage

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Turning the screw on the Chancellor

Today, the UFU delegation held productive discussions with MPs and Peers of all parties, delivered a signed letter to the Treasury and engaged in a rally in opposition to family farm tax proposals.placeholder image

NI farmers demand IHT changes at Westminster

The event, ‘Securing the Future of Family Farming in Northern Ireland’, will give members the opportunity to share their lived experience farming in NI with backbench MPs and fears for the future if the proposed IHT changes were to be implemented.placeholder image

UFU takes members to Westminster in final efforts to overturn IHT changes

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Disease threat at UK border going unchecked

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12,000 letters sent to 551 MPs in just 12 days

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Commodity watch: Approaching the eye of the storm on IHT

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Union rallies IHT support at local marts

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UFU continues lobbying in London

​Last week, Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) president William Irvine and UFU parliamentary officer Alxander Kinner travelled to London as part of Back British Farming Day (10 September), to emphasise the priorities of Northern Ireland’s farming community.

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UFU rally support for inheritance tax campaign at marts

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‘Sleepwalking’ towards disaster

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UFU rally support for inheritance tax campaign at marts

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New UFU inheritance tax campaign

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‘Write to your MPs’ new UFU inheritance tax campaign

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Ad Feature Breakfast charter launched as 8 in 10 parents fear poor school meals

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The big question is whether this U turn will lead to more

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Be part of the thousands gathering in Westminster for the Act Now, Change Foreve...

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EFRA report must act as a wake up call and a rallying cry for farmers - UFU

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EFRA report must act as a wake up call and a rallying cry for farmers - UFU

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Agriculture committee chairman welcomes four-week extension to NAP public consul...

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Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has launched its education commitment

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Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has launched its education commitment

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Supply of veterinary medicines to Northern Ireland is crucial - Swann

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1400 tractors roll in to London for latest protest

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A number of young farmers and growers will voice these concerns with MPs today

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'Agri-Science Week in Parliament’ exhibit in the Palace of Westminster

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29 pictures from the UFU protest at the Eikon Centre

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NFU president to address protest ahead of meeting with MPs

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Lockhart letter receives support from NI politicians

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Farmers For Action to attend London protest on Tuesday 19 November

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NFU president says farmers are rightly angry after this week's budget

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The next UK Parliament

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UFU comment on election outcome

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DUP will always stand up for our farming industry – Shannon

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UUP candidate highlights role of farming industry

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Farming votes matter in general election

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Critical farming issues on agenda for MPs and UFU

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