Comment “A new relationship with the countryside” – Starmer’s NFU speech Below is the full text of Labour leader Keir Starmer’s speech to the National Union of Farmers this… Keir Starmer 21st February, 2023, 5:18 pm
Daily email As Starmer pitches to rural voters, polls suggest many are turning to Labour Keir Starmer will set out Labour’s pitch to rural communities today. Addressing the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) conference… Katie Neame 21st February, 2023, 10:59 am
Comment The Conservatives are abandoning British farmers – but Labour is listening Despite promising to ‘get Brexit done to support British farmers’, the government has recently signed a trade deal… Olivia Blake 22nd June, 2021, 3:50 pm
Comment “Farming and the countryside will never be an afterthought” – Starmer’s speech Below is the full text of the speech delivered by Labour leader Keir Starmer to the National Farmers’… Keir Starmer 23rd February, 2021, 1:12 pm
News Starmer promises to bring Labour closer to rural and farming communities Keir Starmer will promise to bring his party closer to rural and farming communities, with the key message… Elliot Chappell 22nd February, 2021, 10:30 pm
Comment 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 4th November, 2020, 8:11 am
News MPs reject Labour-backed amendments to Brexit agriculture bill The House of Commons has tonight voted down a range of Labour-supported agriculture bill amendments that had sought… Andrew Kersley 12th October, 2020, 10:18 pm
News “Back British farmers,” Keir Starmer tells Boris Johnson Keir Starmer has demanded that the Prime Minister “back British farmers” by supporting the Labour Party’s plans to… Elliot Chappell 7th October, 2020, 10:30 pm
News 320,000 rural jobs at risk under “one-size-fits-all approach”, Labour analysis finds Analysis by the Labour Party has found that 320,000 jobs in rural communities are at risk if the… Elliot Chappell 20th August, 2020, 2:35 pm