Sustainable Farming Scheme's Ministerial Roundtable 'not hiding away', says Minister

Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Climate Change Huw Irranca-Davies said: "What we are doing is bringing forward a scheme that is right and accessible to all farmers, in order to do that we need lock the doors, bury ourselves away, and crunch through some serious matters"

23 September 2024 鈥� 2 min read

Wales' Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Climate Change, Huw Irranca-Davies insists they are 鈥榥ot hiding away' when it comes to giving farmers updates on discussions made in the ministerial roundtable...

Family farms are 'collateral damage' without Gov rethink on IHT, Labour MP says

Labour MP Cat Smith said the Prime Minister needs to think again and reflect on a policy which is leading to farmers feeling like they need to speed up their deaths before tax changes come into force in April

Chris Brayford

15 December 2025 鈥� 2 min read

Politics

PM dismisses IHT policy reversal and impact on family farms at Liaison Committee hearing

Efra Chair Alistair Carmichael clashed with Sir Keir Starmer when he asked him to show empathy for family farms, elderly farmers and vulnerable farmers who could be negatively affected by the Government's reforms to Inheritance Tax

Chris Brayford

15 December 2025 鈥� 9 min read

Politics

Starmer meets with NFU president to discuss farmers' IHT concerns following rural Labour MP revolt

Could Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer finally be ready to change the Government's policy stance on Inheritance Tax changes?

Chris Brayford

15 December 2025 鈥� 3 min read

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