51AVÊÓÆµ

Farmer who played key role in disrupting PM at a Milton Keynes housing development

A chorus of tractor horns irked Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer so much he went on television to tell the public the Government had a choice to either lower NHS waiting lists or give farmers a tax break

Chris Brayford
clock • 4 min read
Andy Corner is an arable farmer from Oxfordshire. Like many farmers across Britain, he is fighting and protesting not only to save the future of his farm, but also to ensure it can be passed onto the next generation. He said: "We will be heard. Farmers will not be pushed around and they will keep coming back time and time again because we will not back down."
Image:

Andy Corner is an arable farmer from Oxfordshire. Like many farmers across Britain, he is fighting and protesting not only to save the future of his farm, but also to ensure it can be passed onto the next generation. He said: "We will be heard. Farmers will not be pushed around and they will keep coming back time and time again because we will not back down."

'We just want the Prime Minister to listen', were the words from a farmer who was involved in a recent protest in Milton Keynes. Andy Corner, a farmer from Somerton in Oxfordshire, said just over...

To continue reading...

Already a member? Login for full access.

New to Farmers Guardian? Register for 1 free article per week or become a member for unlimited access to essential farming news and insights.

article-img-580x358

Ìý

More on Politics

EXCLUSIVE - Lynette Steel: "Farming in the UK is under real pressure"

EXCLUSIVE - Lynette Steel: "Farming in the UK is under real pressure"

TFA policy adviser Lynette Steel writes on what farmers want from the Farming Roadmap, and how the Government can help to deliver postive change for the sector

Lynette Steel
clock 16 February 2026 • 3 min read
Nigel Farage's Reform distances itself from links to rewilder Ben Goldsmith

Nigel Farage's Reform distances itself from links to rewilder Ben Goldsmith

Reform said its agricultural and rural policy is being developed by 'experienced farmers, land managers, and industry experts', and not Ben Goldsmith

Chris Brayford
clock 16 February 2026 • 2 min read
EXCLUSIVE - Sir Alec Shelbrooke: "It is the sense of community that softens the stresses and strains of rural life"

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
clock 13 February 2026 • 3 min read