Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart was one of the speakers at tonight's UFU rally. She heads to London tomorrow to attend the event in Westminster
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00:00It's great to be in the Econ Centre here tonight and I believe this is our
00:05opportunity in Northern Ireland to send a strong message to the Labour
00:09government that we say no to this tax grab. This will have a devastating impact
00:15on our family farms across Northern Ireland and across the United Kingdom
00:19and will put our food security in jeopardy. I've been working at Westminster,
00:23been speaking out against it, I've been voting against it, hoping to try and
00:28amend the legislation that's forthcoming on it and I've sent a
00:32cross-party letter to the Chancellor which has the support of all Northern
00:37Ireland sitting MPs and peers calling on the Chancellor to stop with this tax.
00:43And what will be happening tomorrow in Westminster? So tomorrow in Westminster
00:48it's going to be very busy. I'm getting the red-eye flight out. I will be
00:51standing shoulder-to-shoulder with those farmers who are travelling to
00:56London to send a clear message to the government that they do not support this
01:01tax grab. Are you expecting a huge turnout in London tomorrow? I think London will be
01:06extremely busy. I look forward to it because I think it will be the first
01:12sign to the Labour government that they need to stop with this tax regime.