General Election 2024

Chancellor Rachel Reeves said nine million pensioners can now apply for Winter Fuel Payments this winter. Could changes to Inheritance Tax be on the cards?

The Procedure Committee said Defra has not met the threshold target of responding to MPs' written parliamentary questions since 2023

Conservative MP Aphra Brandreth discusses how Chancellor Rachel Reeves' proposed cuts to the nature-friendly farming budget at the Spending Review could diminish farmers' confidence in Government and Defra

Amid growing unrest from farmers over a proposed Inheritance Tax announced in Chancellor Rachel Reeves' Autumn Budget, the Defra Secretary has faced pressure for the number of farms he has visited since July 5

Ms Brandreth writes about The Dogs (Protection of Livestock) Amendment Bill which could help provide better protections for farmers and their livestock

A CLA poll of England's 100 most rural constituencies, shows '58% oppose the inheritance tax hike', with 'less than a quarter in support'

"57% say they trust Labour less as a result of the Inheritance Tax decision and nearly a quarter of Labour voters say they are now unhappy about the way they voted at the General Election"

"I urge farmers to continue making their voices heard"

"For generations, farming families have served to grow food for us all. They are a service to their country and they are custodians of the countryside"

"There will be no family farms left"