Jeremy Clarkson defies doctor's orders and puts himself in 'stressful' situation

Jeremy Clarkson has revealed he will ignore his doctor's advice and attend the farmer protest in London. The 64 year old presenter of Clarkson's Farm underwent an emergency heart operation last October but is set on leading a group of disgruntled farmers in Westminster to protest against the Government's new farm taxes.

Clarkson told The Sun: "I will be there, despite having letters from doctors telling me not to go on the march and saying I must avoid stress."

He also mentioned that two coaches full of farmers are set to depart from his farm shop, Diddly Squat, highlighting the significance of the issue. The former Top Gear host, who arrived at Parliament Square with co-star Kaleb Cooper, is expected to deliver a speech amid growing controversy over the so-called "tractor tax".

Tractors have already been seen parading through Parliament Square as part of the demonstrations, which coincide with protests outside the Welsh Labour conference against agricultural inheritance tax changes for farms valued over £1 million. The protests are fuelled by doubts surrounding Treasury figures cited in the recent Budget announcement.

Jeremy Clarkson recently sparked controversy with his claims that the government is "ethnically cleansing" the countryside to build "immigrant towns" on farmland. In his Sun column, he criticised Chancellor Rachel Reeves' proposed inheritance tax extension, writing: "I'm becoming more and more convinced that Starmer and Reeves have a sinister plan. They want to carpet bomb our farmland with new towns for immigrants and net zero wind farms.", reports the Mirror.

This comes after Jeremy's own health scare in October, when he underwent a heart procedure following a "sudden deterioration" in his wellbeing.

While on holiday, he experienced difficulty climbing stairs after a swim and felt "clammy," with a "tightness" in his chest and "pins and needles" in his left arm. Fearing a heart attack, he sought medical attention and was taken to hospital in an ambulance.

After an ECG, blood tests, and X-rays ruled out a heart attack, Jeremy was told he needed a stent to improve blood flow to his heart. Reflecting on his hospital stay in his Sunday Times column, Jeremy described the experience as "not especially painful, just odd," and has since thought, "Crikey, that was close."

He also attempted to inject some humour into the situation, admitting that he was "wondering what water tastes like and if it's possible to make celery interesting" following his health scare.

Previously, Jeremy quit smoking after contracting pneumonia during a holiday in Spain.