A British farmer has warned that Britons could be facing "rationing" of bread products as the agricultural industry has slapped the Labour Government with a wheat strike, amid their ongoing inheritance tax raid.
In a fresh round of protests against Chancellor Rachel Reeves, farmers have been urged to accelerate a bread shortage and "empty supermarket shelves" by refusing to release the wheat they produce.
The goal of the protest, according to one of the organisers, is to trigger a situation akin to "panic-buying" across the country, similar to what was experienced with petrol and toilet rolls in the past during the Coronavirus pandemic.
Speaking to GB News, farmer Olly Harrison said what the Labour Government is doing to the farming industry is "unbelievable", and the idea of Britons being forced to ration as a result is "bonkers".
Telling Martin Daubney about the latest industry protest, Harrison said: "The rural MPs get it, they understand what farming is - they've got rural constituents, they totally understand it. The urban MPs don't understand that they need farmers three times a day.
"So we've now taken this move to remind them we're just one product, essentially bread, hot cross buns, cakes, anything that's made of flour really.
"We're just like, okay, then if you don't know who we are, we'll stop sending some wheat out for a few weeks, and let's see how you get on."
Noting how those who are not wheat farmers are also getting involved, Harrison claimed that they plan to "clear supermarket shelves" of products and offer them out to "the elderly" who need it.
Harrison told GB News: "Some farmers that don't grow milling wheat or they don't want to travel to London for a protest, they're getting bread and they're giving out to elderly in their neighbourhoods, because they want to be involved.
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"But they can't be because they produce lambs or they produce beef, so it's to let them feel involved, really."
Expressing his frustrations at the impact of Labour's inheritance tax raid on Britons, Harrison fumed: "It's Britain in 2025, we shouldn't be queuing for bread or have it rationed."
He added: "No one's going to starve, but people are going to lose the choice. Barbecue season's coming, if there's no bread rolls, they can't barbecue very well. They need to realise.
"Get in touch with your MP and say I don't like the fact that I've got empty shelves. You can't stockpile bread, and they just need to be reminded where their daily bread comes from."
Comparing their cause to the public sector unions and Labour's reasoning with them, Harrison told Martin Daubney that train drivers "get away with their strikes" and still get what they want from Government.
He concluded: "We're a bit like train drivers, people get angry about train drivers, but they get away with striking and they get what they want.
"We just want to remind them that the food chain is fragile. Farmers are needed. UK production is needed.
"We don't want to be importing wheat that's grown to a lesser standards than us, used with chemicals that were banned here 20 years ago."
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In a fresh round of protests against Chancellor Rachel Reeves, farmers have been urged to accelerate a bread shortage and "empty supermarket shelves" by refusing to release the wheat they produce.
The goal of the protest, according to one of the organisers, is to trigger a situation akin to "panic-buying" across the country, similar to what was experienced with petrol and toilet rolls in the past during the Coronavirus pandemic.
Speaking to GB News, farmer Olly Harrison said what the Labour Government is doing to the farming industry is "unbelievable", and the idea of Britons being forced to ration as a result is "bonkers".
Telling Martin Daubney about the latest industry protest, Harrison said: "The rural MPs get it, they understand what farming is - they've got rural constituents, they totally understand it. The urban MPs don't understand that they need farmers three times a day.
"So we've now taken this move to remind them we're just one product, essentially bread, hot cross buns, cakes, anything that's made of flour really.
"We're just like, okay, then if you don't know who we are, we'll stop sending some wheat out for a few weeks, and let's see how you get on."
Noting how those who are not wheat farmers are also getting involved, Harrison claimed that they plan to "clear supermarket shelves" of products and offer them out to "the elderly" who need it.
Harrison told GB News: "Some farmers that don't grow milling wheat or they don't want to travel to London for a protest, they're getting bread and they're giving out to elderly in their neighbourhoods, because they want to be involved.
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"But they can't be because they produce lambs or they produce beef, so it's to let them feel involved, really."
Expressing his frustrations at the impact of Labour's inheritance tax raid on Britons, Harrison fumed: "It's Britain in 2025, we shouldn't be queuing for bread or have it rationed."
He added: "No one's going to starve, but people are going to lose the choice. Barbecue season's coming, if there's no bread rolls, they can't barbecue very well. They need to realise.
"Get in touch with your MP and say I don't like the fact that I've got empty shelves. You can't stockpile bread, and they just need to be reminded where their daily bread comes from."
Comparing their cause to the public sector unions and Labour's reasoning with them, Harrison told Martin Daubney that train drivers "get away with their strikes" and still get what they want from Government.
He concluded: "We're a bit like train drivers, people get angry about train drivers, but they get away with striking and they get what they want.
"We just want to remind them that the food chain is fragile. Farmers are needed. UK production is needed.
"We don't want to be importing wheat that's grown to a lesser standards than us, used with chemicals that were banned here 20 years ago."
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