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Chris Brayford

Chris Brayford

News and Business Reporter

Articles by Chris Brayford

EXCLUSIVE - Danny Chambers: "We can save lives and ensure that no farmer feels they have to struggle alone"

Mental Health

EXCLUSIVE - Danny Chambers: "We can save lives and ensure that no farmer feels they have to struggle alone"

Winchester MP Danny Chambers writes on rural isolation, why farmers struggle to access healthcare support, and how the Government could roll out a farm gate mental health programme to help farmers receive vital well-being services

clock 18 December 2025 • 3 min read
Long overdue livestock worrying Bill finally becomes law

Take the lead

Long overdue livestock worrying Bill finally becomes law

The Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill received Royal Assent earlier today (December 18)

clock 18 December 2025 • 3 min read
Young Farmer Focus - Thorne Stopps: "I recall always having an admiration for local farmers"

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Thorne Stopps: "I recall always having an admiration for local farmers"

Thorne Stopps, 22, is from Tunbridge Wells in Kent. He is studying a BSc top-up in agricultural management at the Royal Agricultural University.

clock 17 December 2025 • 2 min read
Trump signs Executive Order to support farmers impacted by 'unfair market disruptions'

Politics

Trump signs Executive Order to support farmers impacted by 'unfair market disruptions'

US President Donald Trump once more condemned the impact of the 'Death Tax' on family farms, while stating his appreciation for farmers, and why farming communities could receive a share of a $12bn relief programme

clock 16 December 2025 • 10 min read
Family farms are 'collateral damage' without Gov rethink on IHT, Labour MP says

Politics

Family farms are 'collateral damage' without Gov rethink on IHT, Labour MP says

Labour MP Cat Smith said the Prime Minister needs to think again and reflect on a policy which is leading to farmers feeling like they need to speed up their deaths before tax changes come into force in April

clock 15 December 2025 • 2 min read
PM dismisses IHT policy reversal and impact on family farms at Liaison Committee hearing

Politics

PM dismisses IHT policy reversal and impact on family farms at Liaison Committee hearing

Efra Chair Alistair Carmichael clashed with Sir Keir Starmer when he asked him to show empathy for family farms, elderly farmers and vulnerable farmers who could be negatively affected by the Government's reforms to Inheritance Tax

clock 15 December 2025 • 9 min read
Starmer meets with NFU president to discuss farmers' IHT concerns following rural Labour MP revolt

Politics

Starmer meets with NFU president to discuss farmers' IHT concerns following rural Labour MP revolt

Could Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer finally be ready to change the Government's policy stance on Inheritance Tax changes?

clock 15 December 2025 • 3 min read
Farm School helps to inspire more than 1,200 children to connect with farming and the countryside

Farm Life

Farm School helps to inspire more than 1,200 children to connect with farming and the countryside

Farmers are helping schoolchildren to experience the joy of farming

clock 15 December 2025 • 3 min read
Abstaining from IHT vote sent Gov 'powerful message' to rethink policy, Labour MP says

Politics

Abstaining from IHT vote sent Gov 'powerful message' to rethink policy, Labour MP says

Derbyshire Dales MP John Whitby explains why abstaining from a vote to limit APR and BPR was a powerful tool in showcasing the 'level of feeling' within the Labour Party to protect family farms from Inheritance Tax changes

clock 14 December 2025 • 4 min read
Farmers' views sought for study on rural poverty

Farm Life

Farmers' views sought for study on rural poverty

What factors are driving rural poverty in the countryside? And how can the Government turn the tide to help farming communities thrive?

clock 14 December 2025 • 1 min read
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