A Government decision to reject an amendment to the Agriculture Bill which would have banned low-standard food imports has highlighted growing divisions among the Conservative Party leadership and its backbenchers on the issu

The Speaker of the House of Commons is set to block a key vote on beefing up the Trade and Agriculture Commission (TAC) this evening.

Trade Secretary Liz Truss has defended the UK’s ‘robust’ procedures for parliamentary scrutiny of future trade deals.

Defra Secretary George Eustice has shot down NFU hopes of beefing up the Trade Commission through an amendment to the Agriculture Bill.

Defra Secretary George Eustice has said growers should look to hire hospitality workers who are set to lose their jobs during the pandemic to fill labour shortages.

Trade Secretary Liz Truss has warned it is ‘dangerous’ for the UK sheep sector to be so heavily reliant on the EU market for lamb exports.

The Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) has warned the National Trust (NT) is falling behind on farm repairs and the situation could be exacerbated by the charity’s loss of income due to Covid-19.

The RABDFhas warned a number of the UK’s largest dairy farms are set to go bust over the coming years after the Migration Advisory Committee rejected its calls to add dairy workers to the Shortage Occupation List (SOL).

Food trade between the UK and EU will be slashed by almost a quarter in both directions even if a free trade agreement (FTA) is reached before the end of this year, new research has found.

Industry bodies have a launched a ‘shadow’ Trade and Agriculture Commission, after concerns were raised about the weakness of the official body set up by Government.