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Countryside group calls move 'latest attack on farming'

New analysis shows hill farmers are only receiving 8% or £39m of the Government's new farming support scheme, the Sustainable Farming Incentive, despite the uplands occupying ‘around 15% of England's area'

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A CLA poll of England's 100 most rural constituencies, shows '58% oppose the inheritance tax hike', with 'less than a quarter in support'

Instead of getting angry with referees on the football pitch, Mr Jones has found a new annoyance in life: walkers who 'encroach' and 'fail' to stick to footpaths on his farm

"There will be a need for a rapid and concerted effort from the leaders in the rural and farming sectors to hold the Government to account on ensuring that the gulf between urban and rural support does not become even wider"

"Labour have not thought through this policy"

West Essex MP says she intends to 'renew' the party as former Defra Secretary Steve Barclay rules himself out of Shadow Cabinet post

"It's a living hell. People just think the countryside is a theme park"

The CLA said more than 27,000 farm businesses could be impacted by an inheritance tax reduction, potentially leading to 190,000 people out of work