Tory leader Kemi Badenoch had a go harvesting wheat when she visited Essex farmer Sam Doddard at Hall Farm, Little Walden.
The MP for North West Essex said the Conservatives would reverse government plans to impose inheritance tax on farmers “at the earliest opportunity” – although she acknowledged that the next general election could be almost four years away.
Urging farmers and the food supply chain to get the message across, Ms Badenoch said it was important to keep the issue of inheritance tax in the public eye – and explain the impact it would have on farming families to the wider public.
Ms Badenoch said driving Mr Goddard’s combine harvester was more complicated than she thought it would be. Afterwards, she met local farmers and answered their questions over tea and coffee.