rural

"We do not want this project to be a precedent in the future"

"The unequivocal case for an increased, ring-fenced and multi-annual UK farming budget was made clear once again"

Highlands and Islands MSP Tim Eagle has been named as the new Shadow Rural Affairs Secretary

"Politics has not worked for farmers in a very long time"

"I am, and always have been, a huge advocate for Scottish farming"

Shadow Defra Secretary Steve Barclay provided his thoughts on the next Conservative Party leader

"The report clearly shows that crofting not only delivers economically, but also for the environment, land management, community, health and for culture"

"We need connectivity where we live and work, not in our most fragile and remote wild places"

A new deal should treat farmers as 'trusted, talented and tenacious allies', says MP Tim Farron

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