{"id":248334,"date":"2025-05-29T21:05:12","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T20:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/farmer-who-took-his-own-life-was-plagued-by-inheritance-tax-fears\/"},"modified":"2025-05-29T21:05:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T20:05:12","slug":"farmer-who-took-his-own-life-was-plagued-by-inheritance-tax-fears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/farmer-who-took-his-own-life-was-plagued-by-inheritance-tax-fears\/","title":{"rendered":"Farmer who took his own life was plagued by inheritance tax fears"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/92k2y7Pt0As\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Farmer who took his own life was plagued by inheritance tax fears\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/92k2y7Pt0As\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>In last autumn&#8217;s budget, the chancellor announced that some farms would have to pay 20% inheritance tax &#8211; a move met with fury in farming communities.<\/p>\n<p>(Subscribe: https:\/\/bit.ly\/C4_News_Subscribe)<\/p>\n<p>On the eve of Rachel Reeves\u2019s announcement, South Yorkshire farmer Philip Charlesworth was found dead.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019d been caring for his wife, who has dementia.<\/p>\n<p>But now an inquest has found that stress, and the worry of losing half of his farm &quot;ultimately caused him to take his life.&quot; <\/p>\n<p>We spoke to Mr Charlesworth&#8217;s family &#8211; and a warning that you may find some details in this report distressing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<br \/>\nFollow us:<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In last autumn&#8217;s budget, the chancellor announced that some farms would have to pay 20% inheritance tax &#8211; a move met with fury in farming communities. 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