Labour backs our British farmers
There is a lot happening in parliament today. While the vote on the second national lockdown for England…
Luke Pollard
My priorities as Labour’s Shadow Environment Secretary
The coronavirus crisis means that business as usual is no longer an option. Business as usual wasn’t working.…
The Agriculture Bill should be a golden opportunity to create a fair food system
Rising food poverty and the severe consequences of the climate crisis on our weather, landscapes and crops, means…
The Universal Credit wait is pushing our food banks to breaking point
Food policy has been overlooked by government for too long. The coronavirus outbreak is showing that the supply of…
Let’s stop public money going towards land used for fox hunting
This month has marked 15 years since hunting with dogs was banned in England and Wales. The Hunting…
Red on the outside, green on the inside – the new shadow Defra team approach
The general election was tough on the shadow environment, food and rural affairs team. I lost five of…
Building a blue belt: Labour will create national marine parks nationwide
As a maritime nation our prosperity has been linked to the sea for centuries. From Drake to Darwin,…
Referendum first, election second – that’s how Labour will get into power
Labour could bring Brexit and this toxic government to an end in the next few months – if…
The Derbyshire dam collapse shows we need to transform our water industry
The scenes from Whaley Bridge in Derbyshire over the partial collapse of Toddbrook Reservoir dam are deeply worrying. More…
In the Westminster bubble, it’s easy to forget the impact of Brexit on real lives
It often seems as if Brexit is a battle of ideas and institutions only, with the debate dominated…
