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Conservative Party Conference: 'We must reconnect urban communities to our farmers'

South Northamptonshire MP Sarah Bool said since coming to power in July 2024, Labour policies have further fuelled a disconnection between urban and rural communities

Chris Brayford
clock 鈥� 2 min read
Conservative MP Sarah Bool said: "Without you [farmers and rural communities], we would not be eating, we would not have the beautiful lands and the pleasured pastures of Jerusalem. It is all down to our farming communities. Part of that reconnecting is stopping what the Labour Government are doing to try and reverse that and see the rural community as the driver."
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Conservative MP Sarah Bool said: "Without you [farmers and rural communities], we would not be eating, we would not have the beautiful lands and the pleasured pastures of Jerusalem. It is all down to our farming communities. Part of that reconnecting is stopping what the Labour Government are doing to try and reverse that and see the rural community as the driver."

Reversing Labour's agricultural policies, reconnecting city dwellers with where their food comes from, and elevating the role of agriculture in politics has been highlighted as key foundations of ensuring...

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