countryside

"There will be a need for a rapid and concerted effort from the leaders in the rural and farming sectors to hold the Government to account on ensuring that the gulf between urban and rural support does not become even wider"

"Labour have not thought through this policy"

West Essex MP says she intends to 'renew' the party as former Defra Secretary Steve Barclay rules himself out of Shadow Cabinet post

"It's a living hell. People just think the countryside is a theme park"

The CLA said more than 27,000 farm businesses could be impacted by an inheritance tax reduction, potentially leading to 190,000 people out of work

"We have lost experienced farming MPs but this is now an opportunity to build back again"

The former First Minister of Wales said he would not seek re-election

"More extreme weather will make farming more challenging, so we must continue to support our farmers to produce enough food whilst also rewarding sustainable practices which ensure we reduce emissions"

Tonbridge MP Tom Tugendhat is one of five candidates in the running to be the next Conservative Party leader

"He was a generous, thoughtful man who had a smile, a joke, a kind word and a helping hand for everyone"