Tesco, Lidl and Co-op back farmers in fight against Labour's tax raid

Three of Britain's biggest supermarkets today gave their public backing to farmers in their fight against Labour's inheritance tax raid.

Tesco, Lidl and Co-op joined growing calls for a 'pause' in the Government's implementation of the controversial Budget measures.

Ashwin Prasad, Tesco's chief commercial officer, said he 'fully understood' farmers' fears about the looming changes.

Lidl expressed it's 'concern' about the impact of the inheritance tax shake-up on farmers and the nation's food supply chain.

And Co-op revealed it had contacted ministers to ask them to look again at the tax measures.