Rachel Reeves

Tenant Farmers Association said it had been given reassurances from a senior Defra official last week that a decision was imminent

"We cannot let Sir Keir Starmer rewrite history"

Mr Ireland also said clauses in tenancy agreements for ‘agricultural use only' must change as they do not fit with the ‘entrepreneurial' ambition of tenants

"It is absolutely vital that the Government think again over this policy which will push so many pensioners into desperate hardship"

"Many older people in Wales will be forced to cut back further on essentials, including turning off the heating and living in cold homes, with all damaging impacts this has on health and well-being"

Farmers have claimed the budget cut could see more than 500,000-acres of land taken away from nature for future generations.

Rural groups welcome Rachel Reeves' plan for growth while tenant farmers raise concern over possible 'green' land grab