Clarkson has previously admitted that he bought his farm to reduce his inheritance tax bill. Speaking to The Times, he said: “Rather than just have money in the bank, and get a statement with numbers written on it that gives no one any pleasure at all, you could derive a great deal of pleasure and pass it on to your children”.

Jeremy Clarkson has revealed his true incentive for purchasing a farm - indicating he thought it would offer a "better PR story if I said I bought it to avoid paying tax". The mind behind the immensely popular Amazon Prime series,

The TV presenter and journalist joined thousands of farmers in London on Tuesday to protest against agricultural inheritance tax changes.