Would Jeremy Clarkson make a good farming minister?
19th January 2026
Jeremy Clarkson’s fans said they could see the TV presenter and farmer as the next agriculture minister following his appearance at the No Farmers, No Food campaign.
As a part of the pro-agricultural movement, Mr Clarkson said that in the next Parliament he would like to see the government prioritising farming.
‘We’ve been asked to diversify, and when we try to do that, the local authorities tell us we can’t, and that needs addressing,’ he added.
One of his followers responded: ‘Please join Reform. You could be their advisor/intermediate between farmers on farming and what they need.’ Another added: ‘ Keep up the fight for farmers rights.’
Another X user said Jeremy Clarkson would be well suited to the role of agriculture minister.
The debate then took another direction when a follower commented: ‘The former Brexit party, is the reason why most farms are struggling. They lost subsidies from the EU, and it’s now cheaper for most shops to buy from the EU than domestically.’
Mr Clarkson then responded: ‘Oh dear. You don’t seem to have grasp of reality.’
‘Government’s partial U-turn is nowhere near enough’
The demonstration is set to remind MPs and the public that the proposed inheritance tax changes do not go far enough and continue to threaten the future of family farms, UK food security, and elderly farming families caught up in the policy.
Today, 12th January, the MPs will debate the Finance Bill, focusing on key tax changes like income tax rates, inheritance tax reliefs, and alcohol duty increases, with votes expected on various clauses or motions today and tomorrow, as the committee stage progresses, following the Bill’s second reading in December 2025.
One of the organisers of today’s demonstration, Dan Willis, who owns Rookery Farms near Newbury, Berkshire, said: “We’re here because the government’s partial U-turn is nowhere near enough, and at the end of the day, we need to move to an area where we can actually be profitable.
“We can’t move to that with this elephant in the room, which is the inheritance tax. It is stopping all farm investments. We’ve got older members of the community who want to know basically when to die to pass their farm over, but that is not the right way to go.”
Mr Willis highlighted that agriculture is the “backbone of the country”; however, the Labour government has “attacked farmers way of life”, and they are no longer able to run profitable businesses.
“It’s an attack on our food system and our food security, and unless we start approaching and dealing with some of these important questions, we’re on a road to managing our imports and everything that’s coming into the country at lower standards than what we’ve done before. And the root of all that is back to IHT,” the farmer concluded.
READ MORE: ‘Partial U-turn is nowhere near enough,’ say farmers who protested in London today
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