Liberal Democrats

The Liberal Democrats MP has spoken about the difficulties farming families face in accessing Universal Credit support and why a change in system has left farmers going hungry

Liberal Democrat MP for North East Fife, Wendy Chamberlain, accused the Government of failing to consider the impact of its proposed IHT changes on Scottish tenant farmers, despite raising the problem ‘four times in the last three months'

"Once a farm is gone, it is gone."

"Politics has not worked for farmers in a very long time"

Farming MPs had held a protest outside Parliament over cuts to Winter Fuel Payment

"It is absolutely vital that the Government think again over this policy which will push so many pensioners into desperate hardship"

Glastonbury and Somerton MP Sarah Dyke has written a letter to the new Energy and Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband calling on the Labour Government to ensure rural communities receive benefits from solar farms

"Our new Prime Minister must show real leadership on climate and nature – both at home and abroad – demonstrating that the green transition can be done in a fair and equitable way"

Tom Haynes, the National Pig Association's senior policy adviser, has analysed how farming and rural seats have changed following the General Election

As farmers head to the polls, a General Election survey suggests Labour could be on course to win a majority of over 200 seats in Parliament