Help Labour ensure the countryside regains its voice in Westminster
Labour’s recent campaign in Batley and Spen showed us exactly what happens when we stay focused on our…
Defra
Plan Bee: How Labour is seeking to protect Britain’s pollinators
The health of our bees and pollinators is too precious to be bargained with. Bees are responsible for pollinating…
Luke Pollard interview: UK net-zero target, National Food Service, winning in rural areas and more
Luke Pollard, Labour MP for Plymouth and Shadow Environment Secretary, spoke to editor Sienna Rodgers for LabourList‘s first…
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.…
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…
We can’t afford Tory inaction: Labour has a plan for nature recovery
Alarm bells are ringing ever louder as the climate debate ice sculpture continues to melt, with no sign…
Sue Hayman: It’s time to end grouse moor practices that harm the environment
This week marks the start of the grouse shooting season in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Driven grouse…
Luke Pollard and Melanie Onn: From now on let’s make Labour the party of fishing
by Luke Pollard and Melanie Onn There are few industries more closely associated with Brexit than fishing. The…
Sue Hayman: There is no social justice without environmental justice
This is the full text of the speech delivered by shadow environment secretary Sue Hayman at the SERA…
Sue Hayman: Today underlines why our farming industry should be at the heart of the economy after Brexit
Back British Farming Day this year provides an important opportunity to take stock of the value of British…
