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Chris Brayford

Chris Brayford

News and Business Reporter

Articles by Chris Brayford

Trump praises King Charles in decision to lift Scotch whisky tariffs

Politics

Trump praises King Charles in decision to lift Scotch whisky tariffs

US President Donald Trump said the King played an influential role in his decision to remove tariffs on Scotch whisky

clock 01 May 2026 • 4 min read
OPINION: I'm not buying campaigns which undermine British farmers

Politics

OPINION: I'm not buying campaigns which undermine British farmers

Bad practices need to be called out in farming, but tarring all farms with the same brush is totally unacceptable

clock 01 May 2026 • 4 min read
Giant developments 'eroding' UK's food security, MP warns

Politics

Giant developments 'eroding' UK's food security, MP warns

Conservative MP Sir John Hayes said 12% of the UK's most fertile and productive farmland is being eaten up by solar and energy projects

clock 01 May 2026 • 4 min read
150k+ sign petition telling Starmer not to give in to Trump on chlorinated chicken

Politics

150k+ sign petition telling Starmer not to give in to Trump on chlorinated chicken

There is no appetite for chlorinated chicken to enter the UK, a new petition has revealed, but Reform's Nigel Farage and Lee Anderson said the lower welfare practice should be allowed on supermarket shelves in Britain

clock 30 April 2026 • 4 min read
Councils unite in bid to halt UK's largest solar farm

Politics

Councils unite in bid to halt UK's largest solar farm

Lincolnshire County Council and North Kesteven District Council said solar developments are taking up large amounts of the best and most versatile agricultural land

clock 29 April 2026 • 3 min read
'I love sheep' - Hugh Jackman on starring as a shepherd in new film

Farm Life

'I love sheep' - Hugh Jackman on starring as a shepherd in new film

Hugh Jackman stars as a sheep farmer in a new film which has been described as a mixture between Rian Johnson's 2019 film Knives Out and 1995's Babe

clock 24 April 2026 • 4 min read
PM told to secure home-grown production of fertiliser for UK farmers

Politics

PM told to secure home-grown production of fertiliser for UK farmers

Suffolk Central MP Jenny Riddell-Carpenter said UK food prices could go if the Government does not act to support farmers with skyrocketing fertiliser costs

clock 24 April 2026 • 2 min read
OPINION: Failure to take food security seriously now will lead to empty shelves sooner rather than later

Politics

OPINION: Failure to take food security seriously now will lead to empty shelves sooner rather than later

If war in the Middle East has taught us anything, it is that the UK needs to build a resilient food system which values domestic food production and the farmers who work incredibly hard to make that a reality

clock 24 April 2026 • 3 min read
Iran war - George Eustice: "We need to think about national resilience first and foremost"

Farm Business

Iran war - George Eustice: "We need to think about national resilience first and foremost"

Former Defra Secretary George Eustice draws on his experience of dealing with price shocks during war in Ukraine to offer some long-term solutions which could help UK farmers contending with challenges from war in the Middle East

clock 22 April 2026 • 4 min read
The Farmers Guardian Podcast - Iran war: Are UK farmers ready to hold protests following price surges to fuel, oil and fertiliser?

Podcasts

The Farmers Guardian Podcast - Iran war: Are UK farmers ready to hold protests following price surges to fuel, oil and fertiliser?

How is war in the Middle East impacting UK farmers? Is the Government doing enough to support domestic food producers as costs for key farm inputs spiral? And are farmers ready to hold protests across the UK?

clock 21 April 2026 • 2 min read
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