17 March 2025
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A Cambridgeshire tenant farmer has criticised Defra for wasting ‘thousands of pounds of taxpayers' money by paying out to farm businesses that had little or no flooding damage, while leaving others, like...
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Shadow Defra Secretary Victoria Akins said Defra quangos and regulators need to either be scrapped or streamlined because at present, they do not serve the best interests of farmers, the countryside and the country as a whole
12 February 2026
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Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to battle on as Prime Minister, receiving the backing of Cabinet in the process, after rumours swirled earlier this week that he would resign earlier this week
11 February 2026
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Caerfyrddin MP Ann Davies writes on the unsustainable drop in dairy prices, farmers being treated as bargaining chips in trade deals, and why maintaining British farmers' high-quality food standards must be codified into law to stop lower welfare food from entering the UK
11 February 2026
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