Tesco and Lidl are among the retailers voicing concerns over the policy, which will end the 100% exemption from inheritance tax on wealthier farms.

Tesco, Aldi, and Lidl have backed British farmers in their dispute with the government over tax changes in the Budget. Ashwin Prasad, Tesco's chief commercial officer, said "the UK's future food security is at stake" and the government should pause the introduction of inheritance tax on farms worth over £1m.

Hundreds of farmers have targeted supermarket supply chains today to protest the Government’s inheritance tax raid.

Supermarket giants have called on the Chancellor to U-turn on her inheritance tax plans which could threaten the UK's "food security".

Tesco has joined other major supermarkets in warning that Labour's inheritance tax raid on farmers threatens Britain's food security. Ashwin Prasad, Tesco's chief commercial officer, backed calls for a pause in the controversial Budget measures,