Steve Reed: 'We have to plug that £22bn black hole in our public finances'

Environment Secretary Steve Reed says the government's commitment to the farming industry is "absolute". However, giving his reaction to protests from farmers over changes in inheritance tax, Mr Reed says Labour "have to plug that £22bn black hole" left by the Conservative government. He adds it is "only right" that Labour asks "the wealthiest landowners and the biggest farms to pay their fair share" but emphasises a "vast majority of farms will not be affected". Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/politics-latest-farmers-starmer-live-news-12593360 #skynews #farmers #farming SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales