Victoria Atkins

Two of the proposals include abolishing Inheritance Tax changes and opening applications to the new SFI scheme

Attended by party leader Kemi Badenoch, Shadow Defra Secretary Victoria Atkins and Shadow Farming Minister Robbie Moore, the summit was held to raise awareness about the current crisis in UK agriculture

Latest odds suggest Louth and Horncastle MP Victoria Atkins could be the next Shadow Secretary of State to desert the Tories for Reform

Shadow Defra Secretary Victoria Atkins writes on Labour’s broken promises to farmers, how the Conservatives aim to win back rural communities at the next General Election and why the UK faces a food and farming emergency

Defra said 'repeated burning' on peatland damages precious ecosystems, but the Moorland Association says heather burning has helped to save lives

Defra had previously failed to confirm to Farmers Guardian if a meeting had taken place with NFYFC to discuss the possibility of ending discretionary funding for young farmers

Tax Policy Associates' Dan Neidle said Sir Keir had bought a seven acre field in Surrey for his parents to look after rescued donkeys in 1996. Mr Neidle said the field was likely placed in a life-interest trust, and the nature of the tax planning structure had the effect of keeping the field outside his parents’ estate for Inheritance Tax purposes

Could the Conservatives have won the General Election in 2024 had Kemi Badenoch been Leader of the party instead of Rishi Sunak?

South Antrim MP Robin Swann writes on the importance of supporting Young Farmers, why young people are worried about Inheritance Tax, and why the PM’s recent reshuffle should give added impetus to reconsider and rethink current proposals

Shadow Farming Minister Robbie Moore has written on the controversy surrounding the NFYFC grant and why the Government's short-term cost savings could cause long-term damage to farming families