EXCLUSIVE - Danny Chambers: "Without food, nothing else functions - Farmers understand this better than anyone else"

Winchester MP Danny Chambers writes on food security, rising production costs, climate change, trade deals which work against farmers, and why agriculture underpins everyday life

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Veterinary MP Danny Chambers said: "The greatest threat to British farming is not the weather, nor even global markets, it is political neglect."
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Veterinary MP Danny Chambers said: "The greatest threat to British farming is not the weather, nor even global markets, it is political neglect."

The war in Ukraine was a wake-up call. It reminded us that food security is national security, and that energy security is national security too. LISTEN NOW: When global supply chains are...

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