Newspaper headlines: PM 'defiant' on Ukraine and 'Clarkson's farmy army'

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1The Daily Telegraph says Chancellor Rachel Reeves has told farmers she will not be reversing plans, announced in the Budget, to bring in inheritance tax on farms worth more than a million pounds.

2In a statement, Reeves says the reforms are necessary to, in her words, "ensure that wealthier estates and the most valuable farms pay their fair share to invest in our schools and health services". 3But the papers notes that a first Labour peer has now criticised the government over the plans. 4Baroness Mallalieu said Labour had become an "urban party" divorced from much of the rural community.

5The Sun says Jeremy Clarkson, who is recovering from a heart operation, will join up to 20,000 farmers marching in Westminster in protest at what the paper calls "the hated tractor tax".

6The Guardian, the Telegraph and the Times all highlight Sir Keir Starmer's comments about Ukraine, after President Biden's decision to allow Kyiv to use long-range US missiles to strike deep into Russia. 7All three papers suggest the move may be too little, too late to alter the course of the war.

8The Daily Mirror notes that the UK stands shoulder to shoulder with Ukraine. 9But it also suggests the UK should not underestimate the possible consequences of following Washington and allowing Ukraine to use its long-range weapons on Russia too.

10The Times reports that the British Retail Consortium letter warning of job losses because of the government's tax plans is the first time many of the companies have gone public with their concerns. 11It says that the Treasury tried to discourage several of the business from signing the letter, though it gives no further detail.

12According to the Daily Telegraph, the Business Secretary has suggested that if Donald Trump were to spark a trade war with China, Britain would be likely to side with the European Union rather than the US. 13There are fears that Mr Trump could ask US trading partners such as the UK to follow his reported plans to slap tariffs on Chinese imports, which could put the UK at odds with Brussels.

14Jonathan Reynolds said because the UK's bilateral trade with the EU outweighed that with the US, London would have to consider the consequences of an adverse relationship with Europe.

15The Times and the Daily Mail both have more on - in their words - the IT "meltdown" at British Airways. 16The Mail calls it "chaos", and says dozens of flights were disrupted by the major technological glitch, leaving thousands of passengers standing in the cold waiting to board flights. 17The Times says a huge knock-on effect is expected.

18According to the Financial Times, some of China's biggest tech groups in Silicon Valley are trying to poach US talent to help them develop Artificial Intelligence. 19It says Alibaba, Bytedance and Meituan are all trying to expand operations despite Washington's efforts to curb Beijing's AI work.

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