'Keir Starmer is an empty vessel.’ Tom Swarbrick thinks the government’s U-turn on inheritance tax..

‘Keir Starmer is an empty vessel.’ Tom Swarbrick thinks the government’s U-turn on inheritance tax is further ‘proof’ that the Prime Minister has ‘no guiding principle’. On December 23, 2025, the UK government announced a significant U-turn by watering down its planned inheritance tax reforms for farmers after more than a year of protests and internal party pressure.
The policy shift includes: Threshold Increase: The individual threshold for full relief from the 20% inheritance tax on agricultural and business assets will rise from the originally proposed £1 million to £2.5 million.
Couples' Allowance: Married couples or civil partners can now pass on combined farming estates worth up to £5 million tax-free, in addition to existing allowances. Legislative Timeline: The new threshold will apply when the tax is introduced on April 6, 2026. Impact: The number of estates expected to be affected by the reforms in 2026–27 has been halved, falling from an estimated 375 to 185. Criticism and Context Presenter Tom Swarbrick reacted to the news by describing Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer as an "empty vessel," arguing the climbdown serves as proof that the PM lacks a "guiding principle" [User Query]. The U-turn follows a rebellion by dozens of Labour backbenchers from rural constituencies who abstained on a related vote earlier in December 2025. National Farmers Union (NFU) President Tom Bradshaw, who met with the Prime Minister twice before the announcement, welcomed the change as a "huge relief" that removes many family farms from a "pernicious storm". Conversely, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch branded the move a "huge U-turn" on a "cruel" and "immoral" policy.

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