Daniel Zeichner was blocked by farmers protesting against the tax raid (Image: Farmers To Action)

       Labour’s farming minister was marooned in a taxi when angry protesters blocked his car from leaving a meeting. Daniel Zeichner was forced to sit in the vehicle when dozens of farmers prevented his exit from a car park on Thursday.

       Footage posted online of the Farmers to Action protest against Rachel Reeves’s inheritance tax showed the minister sitting in the car helplessly. He was meeting food producers at Tavistock’s Bedford Hotel to discuss “the future of Dartmoor farming”.

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       @DanielZeichner the farmers just want to talk to you…!

       Come out and talk. pic.twitter.com/f20Ob0OdEx

       — Farmers To Action (@FarmersToAction) April 3, 2025

       In a post online, the protest group said it wanted to discuss the impact of the Government's policies with Mr Zeichner.

       It added: “It doesn’t seem like they want to listen. Our farmers will not back down. Abolish inheritance tax for all."

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       It is understood that Mr Zeichner did not get out of the car to engage with farmers outside the event. Police had to get involved to ensure the minister and his team could safely leave the mass demonstration.

       A source from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said: “Both the Secretary of State and farming minister were out meeting farmers today.

       "We have always engaged with farmers and never shied away from difficult conversations. This will continue as long as we are in government.”

       Mr Zeichner previously sparked fury after it was claimed he told a rural conference that farmers are “not high on the pecking order” of the Government.

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       Farmers To Action outside The Bedford Hotel, Tavistock—where Daniel Zeichner and the NFU are meeting Dartmoor farmers to discuss “The future of Dartmoor Farming”.

       Although it doesn’t seem like they want to listen.

       Our farmers will not back down.

       Abolish IHT for ALL –… pic.twitter.com/SBIUCaRPRY

       — Farmers To Action (@FarmersToAction) April 3, 2025

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       He has engaged with the farming industry more than 70 times since July last year, it is understood.

       The minister has met with at least one member of the farming community almost every week since coming into office last year.

       Protests across the country have erupted because of Ms Reeves's October Budget.

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