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Boris Johnson supports farmers' protests in APR row

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Boris Johnson supports farmers' protests in APR row

"If I am around and I happen to see a tractor, I am not excluding the possibility that I would strongly sympathise with the driver of that tractor"

clock 12 November 2024 • 2 min read
New Tory leader says she will 'reverse Labour's cruel family farm tax'

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New Tory leader says she will 'reverse Labour's cruel family farm tax'

Kemi Badenoch challenges Prime Minister to justify Budget's impact on nation's farmers

clock 06 November 2024 • 2 min read
Majority of public back farmers in family farm tax row

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Majority of public back farmers in family farm tax row

Nearly half of Labour voters think farmers should be exempt from Inheritance Tax

clock 05 November 2024 • 1 min read
From the editor: "One hundred days into Sir Keir Starmer's premiership and farmers' confidence in his ambition for change is fading fast"

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From the editor: "One hundred days into Sir Keir Starmer's premiership and farmers' confidence in his ambition for change is fading fast"

This week from Íæż½ã½ã editor Olivia Midgley

clock 11 October 2024 • 2 min read
Politicians clash at Opposition Day farming debate

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Politicians clash at Opposition Day farming debate

Shadow Defra Secretary Steve Barclay claimed to have backed food production, while Labour and the Lib Dems criticised the Conservative record

clock 09 October 2024 • 3 min read
Party conference roundup: What are the political parties offering farmers?

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Party conference roundup: What are the political parties offering farmers?

clock 04 October 2024 • 1 min read
Farming Matters: Phil Latham - "Will inheritance tax relief be lost for farming businesses? If so, it will devastate the succession plans for many families"

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Farming Matters: Phil Latham - "Will inheritance tax relief be lost for farming businesses? If so, it will devastate the succession plans for many families"

This week's opinion from throughout the world of agriculture: Dairy farmer and equestrian centre owner in Cheshire - Phil Latham

clock 03 October 2024 • 4 min read
Liz Truss reflects on defeat, why she could have done a better job than Rishi Sunak at the General Election and what's next at the Conservative Party Conference

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Liz Truss reflects on defeat, why she could have done a better job than Rishi Sunak at the General Election and what's next at the Conservative Party Conference

The former Defra Secretary said that if her mini budget had 'been allowed to succeed', the UK could have been in a better position

clock 01 October 2024 • 4 min read
Conservatives vow to come back fighting at the next General Election

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Conservatives vow to come back fighting at the next General Election

"We have lost experienced farming MPs but this is now an opportunity to build back again"

clock 20 September 2024 • 3 min read
James Cleverly - Conservative Party leadership candidate: "The primary function of farming is food production, we must never forget that"

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James Cleverly - Conservative Party leadership candidate: "The primary function of farming is food production, we must never forget that"

"More extreme weather will make farming more challenging, so we must continue to support our farmers to produce enough food whilst also rewarding sustainable practices which ensure we reduce emissions"

clock 11 September 2024 • 2 min read