Rachel Reeves

The growing speculation around a cut to the agriculture budget and a potential review of APR, NFU president Tom Bradshaw said was ‘incredibly concerning’

"There will be no family farms left"

Ahead of next week's parliament-defining budget, speculation has been mounting about whether the Government will scrap or cap agricultural property relief (APR) and business property relief (BPR)

Dan Corry previously served as head of the No10 policy unit under former Prime Minister Gordon Brown and adviser in many Government departments where he was involved in regulatory reform.

Mr Bradshaw said October 30 would be the ‘moment of truth', when farmers will see ‘whether this Government backs British farming or not'

New report says 16 rural authorities could be insolvent in next two years

Tenant Farmers Association said it had been given reassurances from a senior Defra official last week that a decision was imminent

"We cannot let Sir Keir Starmer rewrite history"

Mr Ireland also said clauses in tenancy agreements for ‘agricultural use only' must change as they do not fit with the ‘entrepreneurial' ambition of tenants

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