We're growing a 250,000 farmers' army to plough a path to Chancellor's door'

FARMERS are "building an army" to take on the Government amid its inheritance tax raid which risks decimating the industry.

- Steph Spyro

Father of three Olly Harrison, 43, rallied agriculturalists at the Business Property Relief Summit at London's Palladium yesterday.

He was among the organisers who arranged a mass protest last month following the Government's tax changes announced in the Budget.

Mr Harrison, who has backed the Express's crusade to Save Britain's Family Farms, said: "We're building an army. Last time we were 45,000 farmers outside Rachel Reeves's door, next time we'll be 250,000." He said the BPR's bar "has been set too low in this Budget".

The fifth-generation farmer said he could be forced to sell some of the farm when he inherits it from his father Thomas, 76, to pay tax bills.