Martin Daubney has lauded a pair of Shropshire farmers who emblazoned their cattle with St George’s crosses.
Speaking on GB News, the presenter marvelled at the “magnificent display of patriotism”.
Taking a moment to embrace the whimsical nature of the whole ordeal, Martin said it was “udderly ridiculous”, adding: “People are stopping for selfies and you’ve really captured the mood of the nation.
“But, at the heart of it, you’ve got a serious beef with the Government.”
The presenter marvelled at the ‘magnificent display of patriotism’
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Jovially, Sarah Mottershead chuckled: “Yes, I suppose we do!”
The 26-year-old, with Ed Bunning, 30, spoke to Martin about painting their cows with the English flag at their farm near Bridgnorth, Shropshire to raise awareness about the struggles faced by British farmers.
Passers-by have now even started to stop and take photos with the Belted Galloways.
Speaking to GB News, Ms Mottershead said: “The message that we want to bring across is that the Labour Government just need to go. It’s not giving us any favours at all.
“And yeah, just the main thing was we we did all of this really just the back British farming really because it’s hard times at the moment.”
Union Jack flags – as well as St George’s crosses – have taken centre stage across Britain with the national flags being hoisted – and painted – in numerous locations as part of the nationwide campaign to boost patriotism.
Martin said: “You’re on national television talking about the plight of farmers because, look, there have been multiple farmers protests and it’s kind of dropped from the news cycle. And here we are.
“But your plight is as real today as it was when the inheritance tax blight first struck.”
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Mr Bunning explained his own situation to the GB News star, adding that “it’s not just as simple as mum and dad handing it down to us”.
“They can’t afford to just hand it down to me – and they’re going to get taxed on it,” he said.
In the last October budget, Chancellor Rachel Reeves made the staggering decision to slap inheritance tax on assets worth over £1million with 50 per cent relief.
The tax has been criticised by the widespread farming community, with major protests taking place along Whitehall last autumn in a bid to get Labour to budge.
Farmers banded together after Rachel Reeves announced the ‘tractor tax’
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The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has vowed that it will rail against the tax “for as long as it takes”, persistently lobbying the Government.to backtrack on the “tractor tax”.
Looking towards the future, Mr Bunning said: “Hopefully there’ll be a bit of a change, but I don’t know. It just doesn’t feel it fill us with any confidence at the moment to be honest.
Offering a more positive note, Ms Mottershead said: “But I think farmers is such a family community that we can all sit together and if we do keep sticking together, we can get through it and we can make these changes.”
She added that their graffitied cattle was their way of joining in to support the cause – as they were not able to attend the protests in the Capital.