An open letter from 27 food supply chain businesses was sent to Defra farming minister Dame Angela Eagle to coincide with this week’s Labour Party Conference. The letter outlines how Defra and the wider government can work with...
Keir Starmer’s administration was elected with much hope for a period of more stable, responsible government after the chaos of the previous administration, especially since the Brexit referendum. The Conservative Party had lost much...
The new Labour government under Sir Keir Starmer has appointed Steve Reed as secretary of state at Defra – he held the shadow Department post since September 2023. Daniel Zeichner, part of the shadow Defra team for the last four...
The electorate has spoken, and the country has a new Labour government with a substantial majority. The Conservatives, traditionally the party of the countryside and rural affairs, lost much of that bedrock support over the last...
The Labour Party has appointed Steve Reed MP as its shadow minister for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs portfolio. The move comes as part of a wide-ranging shadow cabinet reshuffle as leader of the opposition Sir Keir Starmer...
The 2023 annual National Farmers Union conference at Birmingham’s International Conference Centre saw an address from Labour Party leader of the opposition Sir Keir Starmer – presently far ahead in the voting...