Politics

Could a change in Prime Minister mean more disruption at Defra?

MPs have called on Sir Keir Starmer to step down as Prime Minister following a 'disastrous' set of results for the party at the local and devolved elections

This week from the Farmers Guardian editor Katie Jones

Clywd MS Llyr Gruffydd will lead the rural and farming brief for Plaid Cymru

Ahead of the Balmoral Show in Northern Ireland, an activist group has erected a billboard telling farmers to ‘moove on’ and that the future of farming is vegan

Former Defra Secretary Steve Reed said the Labour Party must unite behind the Prime Minister, adding that a change at the top will 'lead to chaos'

Rhun ap Iorwerth says his new role is 'greatest privilege' of his life as he preapres to form Plaid's first ever government

Defra Secretary Emma Reynolds' Private Parliamentary Secretary Tom Rutland is one of a growing number of Labour backbenchers calling on Sir Keir Starmer to quit as Prime Minister

Can the Prime Minister withstand pressure from 45+ backbench Labour MPs who have called for him to resign?

Communications consultant Jane Craigie discusses the outcomes of the OECD's Rural Policy Review of Ireland 2026 and draws comparisons with the Scottish rural sector