Jeremy Clarkson in heated debate at farmers' protest with BBC's Victoria DerbyshireBBC News
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00:00Why are you here, Mr Parkeson?
00:02Well, because I'm here to support farmers.
00:05Right. Are you angry?
00:07It's difficult to be angry on somebody else's behalf.
00:10That's like being...
00:12Yes, no, I'm not angry on someone else's behalf.
00:14Right. So it's not about you, it's not about your farm
00:17and the fact that you bought a farm to avoid inheritance tax?
00:20No.
00:22Classic BBC there. Classic.
00:24Oh, yeah. It's not the fact that...
00:26It's the fact that I bought a farm to avoid inheritance tax.
00:30The fact.
00:32You told the Sunday Times in 2021 that's why you bought it.
00:35These people. Sorry? BBC.
00:38OK, let's start from the beginning. Sure.
00:40I wanted a shoot, OK?
00:42That's even worse to the BBC.
00:44I wanted a shoot.
00:46Which comes with the benefit of not having to pay inheritance tax.
00:49Now, I do.
00:51But people like me will simply put it in a trust.
00:53And so long as I live for seven years, that's fine.
00:55And as my daughter said, you will live for seven years.
00:57You might be in a deep freeze at the end of it,
00:59but you will live for seven years.
01:01But it's incredibly time-consuming to have to do that.
01:04And why should all these people have to do that?
01:07Why should they?
01:09So one of the reasons Rachel Reeves says she brought this in
01:12is to stop wealthy people using it as a way...
01:14No, that was the only reason she did.
01:16Well, no, the other reason was to raise money for public services.
01:22Well, have you seen... Are you listening to this?
01:24Have you tried to get a GP appointment lately?
01:26Yes, I just recently had a heart attack.
01:28OK, so you know it's tough?
01:30Yes.
01:31So where should they get the money from if it's not from farmers?
01:35From farmers.
01:36You hear that, everyone?
01:38With assets?
01:39BBC thinks you should be paying for everything.
01:41OK, do you know how many people pay inheritance tax in this country?
01:45It's 4% of estates.
01:46What?
01:474% of estates.
01:484% pay inheritance tax.
01:5196% of the population of the UK does not pay inheritance tax.
01:55Sure.
01:56After this becomes law, 96% of farmers will.
01:59Where have you got that figure from?
02:01Who here, can I just ask,
02:04who here is going to be unaffected by these changes?
02:09No-one.
02:10Right.
02:11Where have you got the 96% figure from?
02:13Well, you've got 96%.
02:15Well, the same place that Rachel Reeves does,
02:17from the middle of her head.
02:19Right.
02:20From the Sixth Form Debating Society that she was no doubt a member of.
02:23OK.
02:24Which formed her opinions, and yours.
02:26I am not expressing opinions.
02:28Yes.
02:29I'm literally asking you questions, you know that, Mr Clarkson.
02:31Right.
02:32So, what is your message to this government?
02:34Please back down.
02:35Please.
02:36And get the money from where?
02:38Well, they've got £40 billion.
02:42I'll tell you where you get it.
02:44Walk into any of the offices around here.
02:46If you don't understand what somebody's job is, fire them.
02:49And how far...
02:50The civil service...
02:53The civil service is too tough, you know that.
02:55How...
02:56I must get on.