Backlash to family farm tax begins to show as Labour councillors turn against the Party over Sir Keir Starmer's 'collision course with disaster'

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"On recent policies such as devolution, statutory housing targets there is no debate, no consideration, no understanding of the needs of local people"

Chris Brayford

03 January 2025 鈥� 2 min read

Pressure continues to grow on Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Chancellor Rachel Reeves to reverse the family farm tax after 20 councillors defected from Labour in protest over the decisions the Party...

EXCLUSIVE - Sir Alec Shelbrooke: "It is the sense of community that softens the stresses and strains of rural life"

Wetherby and Easingwold MP Sir Alec Shelbrooke writes on how the shooting industry plays an important role to the economy and rural way of life, the countryside's backlash to the proposed shotgun licence merger, and why the Government risks breaking the very spirit that's sustained farming communities for generations

Sir Alec Shelbrooke

13 February 2026 鈥� 3 min read

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EXCLUSIVE - Victoria Atkins: "The relationship between this Government and the countryside is broken"

Shadow Defra Secretary Victoria Akins said Defra quangos and regulators need to either be scrapped or streamlined because at present, they do not serve the best interests of farmers, the countryside and the country as a whole

Victoria Atkins

12 February 2026 鈥� 3 min read

Politics

Farmers descend on Parliament Square to call for Starmer to resign as PM

Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to battle on as Prime Minister, receiving the backing of Cabinet in the process, after rumours swirled earlier this week that he would resign earlier this week

Chris Brayford

11 February 2026 鈥� 3 min read

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