Lizzie Hacking - Conservative Rural Forum chair: "87 words was the best the Labour manifesto had to offer on farming"

Ms Hacking will be standing as a Conservative candidate in Ashton-under-Lyne at the General Election

Chris Brayford
clock • 3 min read
Lizzie Hacking: "I do not believe a move away from Environmental Land Management schemes and yet more change for farmers is the correct solution."
Image:

Lizzie Hacking: "I do not believe a move away from Environmental Land Management schemes and yet more change for farmers is the correct solution."

I sit writing this piece from a pub in the Sherwood Forest constituency, having spent the day campaigning for Farming Minister Mark Spencer. Earlier in the week I accompanied Nature Secretary Rebecca...

To continue reading...

Already a member? Login for full access.

Login

New to Farmers Guardian? Register for 1 free article per week or become a member for unlimited access to essential farming news and insights.

article-img-580x358
Register for free Join Now

 

fg buy and sell
VIEW ADVERT

BROMLEYMARSH PEDIGREE ANGUS

BROMLEYMARSH PEDIGREE ANGUS

VIEW ADVERT
£POA
VIEW ADVERT

Limousin and Charolais Bulls

Limousin and Charolais Bulls

VIEW ADVERT
£POA
VIEW ADVERT

ABERDEEN ANGUS BULLS SEAFIELD PEDIGREES

ABERDEEN ANGUS BULLS SEAFIELD PEDIGREES

VIEW ADVERT
£POA

More on Politics

Moorland Association lodges bid to take Defra to court over heather burning ban
Politics

Moorland Association lodges bid to take Defra to court over heather burning ban

Defra said 'repeated burning' on peatland damages precious ecosystems, but the Moorland Association says heather burning has helped to save lives

Chris Brayford
Chris Brayford
clock 15 October 2025 • 4 min read
The 26 Labour MPs who could be challenging Gov's IHT changes on family farms
Politics

The 26 Labour MPs who could be challenging Gov's IHT changes on family farms

Who are the 26 MPs that form the Labour Rural Research Group, reportedly opposed to the Government's current changes to Inheritance Tax, and do they deserve credit for potentially going against their party on the issue?

Chris Brayford
Chris Brayford
clock 14 October 2025 • 4 min read
Climate change is 'biggest 'threat' to the countryside and farming, Ed Miliband warns
Politics

Climate change is 'biggest 'threat' to the countryside and farming, Ed Miliband warns

The Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary has approved plans for what is expected to be one of the UK's largest solar farms in Lincolnshire, sparking concerns regarding the loss of productive farmland and the impact it could have on food security

Chris Brayford
Chris Brayford
clock 14 October 2025 • 4 min read