Jeremy Clarkson reveals parting shots he’s planned for James May and Richard Hammond after his death

Jeremy Clarkson has opened up on his very unusual funeral plans and the parting shots he plans to take at former Top Gear co-stars James May and Richard Hammond after his death.

The Clarkson’s Farm star was reacting to news on changes coming to the Agricultural Property Relief (APR) overhaul, which will see landowners made to pay inheritance tax when passing on their farm to their family when they die.

The impending tax reform, which is due to come into force on April 6, will see the cap of 100% inheritance tax relief for agricultural and business properties reduced to 50% for those valued at more than £2.5million.

It will result in a 20% tax rate on the excess above the amount for farmers wanting to pass on the business to those around them after death.

Not wanting to sit quiet on the matter, Jeremy, 65, reacted through his column in The Times, admitting he was ‘hanging on until the Labourites have gone’ to scupper the tax man, and shared his hopes for the months after his death.

He penned: ‘Keep me on life support, death is too taxing… Richard Hammond gets my trousers and James May a cow — but thanks to Rachel Reeves I’ll struggle to give what I want to my children.’

He added of the ideas he had of what to leave his former Top Gear co-hosts Richard, 56, and James, 63, that he wanted to pick something ‘irritating’ for the pair.

Jeremy joked that he would leave his son Finlo, 27, his gold watch provided he ‘promised to keep it up his bottom for five years’.

Ruling out donating his organs or being cremated, he also insisted he would want all 23 minutes of 1973 rock song Supper’s Ready by Genesis to be played at his funeral.

He also said he’d want to be buried in the Canadian territory of Yukon, ‘for no other reason than it’s seriously inconvenient’ for his family.

Jeremy added: ‘I have some kind of medical issue and become a cabbage. If the people I choose to be my representatives do as I ask and pull the plug, then my kids will be hit with a whopping tax bill.

‘If they wait till Starmer and [Rachel] Reeves have gone and someone sensible is in the driving seat, they won’t.’

He concluded by insisting to his family and friends that his life support machine be ‘kept on’ if Labour are still in charge in Downing Street.

It comes after Jeremy got emotional as he broke his silence on the farming choir he helped to set up that auditioned for Britain’s Got Talent over the weekend.

The Clarkson’s Farm star took to Instagram to reveal he’d tuned in to watch the choir perform on the ITV competition programme – and watched on as they were given the Golden Buzzer and sent through to the live shows.

The group sang a choral rendition of Elbow’s One Day Like This for judges Amanda Holden, KSI, Alesha Dixon and Simon Cowell on the show on Saturday night.

Jeremy told his fans he was ‘so happy’ as he heaped praised on the ‘fantastic’ choir, which is made up of farmers from around the UK.

The choir, which is now run by farmers Simon Gwilliam and Lizzy Dean, was originally set up by the former Top Gear presenter after searching for singing agricultural workers to appear in an advert for his Hawkstone beer range.

Speaking to his fans on social media, Jeremy explained: ‘I watched Britain’s Got Talent tonight for the first time because the Hawkstone choir were on.

‘They were just fantastic. These guys are all farmers and they work incredibly hard for really incredibly small rewards and to see them all on that stage with all that love in the room made my heart sing.’

Holding back his emotions, he admitted of watching the audition: ‘I actually welled up, and thank you Amanda Holden for pressing that Golden Buzzer.

‘It shows that I think people quite like farmers, and they were very, very good so well done, all of you. I’m a very happy man tonight because the choir is fab. That’s it.’

Fans flooded the comments section of Jeremy’s Instagram video to offer up their thoughts on the choir, as well as messages of support to the TV presenter for setting up the group in the first place.

One penned: ‘Over the last 5 years you have pulled back the veil of farming and brought it into the homes of millions… well done for bringing these farmers together.’

‘They earned that golden buzzer, they were fantastic and it was an emotional moment for all of us, thanks to you, Jeremy,’ a second chimed in.

A third wrote: ‘We love our British farmers. Feel the love guys – it’s real,’ as a fourth agreed: ‘Wouldn’t it be fantastic if the public got behind them for the win!’