A farmer's message to Keir Starmer:

A farmer's message to Keir Starmer: "Please stop. It is our way of life"

In a series for Farmers Guardian, farmers send their messages to the Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to showcase how Inheritance Tax will truly impact farm businesses

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19 November 2025 鈥� 1 min read

Live from the farmer protest yesterday (November 18), Irish farmer Jennifer Dunlop said IHT will destroy lives, and urged the Prime Minister to put a stop to the new plans that set to come into play in April.听

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Gov scraps mandatory public consultation on data centres amid ongoing concerns for the countryside

The changes are expected to cut pre-application time by up to 12 months and save developers 拢1 billion on major infrastructure projects

Mia Willemsen

08 July 2026 鈥� 3 min read

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Defra breached law when allowing farmers to use pesticides, watchdog finds

The assessment process for emergency authorisations of pesticides is now to be updated following the investigation by the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP)