Steve Reed

Badger culling General Election pledge was 'like a knife between the shoulder blade'

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Badger culling General Election pledge was 'like a knife between the shoulder blade'

NFU National Livestock Board chair David Barton said the description of badger culling in the eradication of Bovine TB as 'ineffective' in the Labour Party manifesto was 'personal' and 'deeply upsetting' to farmers and businesses

clock 04 July 2024 • 3 min read
Labour outlines 'countryside pledge' as TV presenter enters right to roam row

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Labour outlines 'countryside pledge' as TV presenter enters right to roam row

Shadow Defra spokesperson Steve Reed says rural areas should be source of 'national pride'

clock 12 June 2024 • 2 min read
Labour releases strategy to protect farmers and the countryside from rural crime

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Labour releases strategy to protect farmers and the countryside from rural crime

Shadow Defra Secretary Steve Reed said Labour's rural crime strategy would help fund at least 13,000 additional neighbourhood police officers to protect farmers from crime

clock 26 April 2024 • 4 min read