Victoria Atkins

Young Farmers raise awareness of sector's mental health challenges with Farming Minister

Mental Health

Young Farmers raise awareness of sector's mental health challenges with Farming Minister

Cheshire Young Farmers' Club discussed how rural isolation can have a deep impact on the health and wellbeing of farmers

clock 26 January 2025 • 2 min read
Farmers Guardian Podcast: Shadow Defra Secretary Victoria Atkins says Steve Reed must stand up to Chancellor over Inheritance Tax and criticises the Government for making a 'political choice' which will impact family farms

Podcasts

Farmers Guardian Podcast: Shadow Defra Secretary Victoria Atkins says Steve Reed must stand up to Chancellor over Inheritance Tax and criticises the Government for making a 'political choice' which will impact family farms

clock 24 January 2025 • 1 min read
'Steve Reed must stand up to Chancellor over IHT', says Shadow Defra Secretary

Politics

'Steve Reed must stand up to Chancellor over IHT', says Shadow Defra Secretary

Victoria Atkins said the Chancellor's proposed changes to Inheritance Tax for farms was aimed at breaking a 'careful tax policy' which protected family farms

clock 22 January 2025 • 2 min read
Labour MPs 'tow party line' to defeat rethink on family farm tax

Politics

Labour MPs 'tow party line' to defeat rethink on family farm tax

Opposition parties vow to fight on to protect UK farmers

clock 05 December 2024 • 2 min read
'They feed us and now they need us' - Tories demand vote on Budget rethink

Politics

'They feed us and now they need us' - Tories demand vote on Budget rethink

Shadow Efra Secretary Victoria Atkins pays tribute to farmers insisting 'city dwelling' Labour ministers have got their tax figures wrong

clock 04 December 2024 • 2 min read
Former Health Minister named as Shadow Defra Secretary

Politics

Former Health Minister named as Shadow Defra Secretary

Victoria Atkins takes up post in Kemi Badenoch's new Shadow Cabinet

clock 05 November 2024 • 2 min read