Sir Keir Starmer

Countryside Alliance chief executive Tim Bonner said the party which can convince the rural electorate that it shares their values, and most importantly their priorities, will go a long way to winning an 'epoch defining election'

Sir Keir Starmer said the next General Election presented the public with an opportunity for change

Shadow Defra Secretary Steve Reed said Labour's rural crime strategy would help fund at least 13,000 additional neighbourhood police officers to protect farmers from crime

The Labour leader said he wants 50 per cent of public food spend to be on food produced locally or certified to higher environmental standards