Gove responds to Brexit labour concerns at NFU Conference

Gove responds to Brexit labour concerns at NFU Conference

Environment Secretary Michael Gove has addressed concerns over access to labour after Brexit and announced a review of the inspection regime during the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Conference. Recognising that farming currently depends on access to labour from...
Gove outlines post-Brexit farming funding and food policy

Gove outlines post-Brexit farming funding and food policy

Environment Secretary Michael Gove has set out plans for the way farming subsidies will be funded and the food policy that Defra will be focusing to deliver after Brexit. Speaking at this year’s Oxford Farming Conference, Gove announced that the Government would...
Food industry reacts to Autumn Budget 2017

Food industry reacts to Autumn Budget 2017

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, has delivered the Autumn Budget 2017, which sets aside £3 billion over the next two years to prepare the UK for Brexit. The Budget also includes a sharp cut to the UK’s growth forecast, along with funding in research...
NFU criticises Brexit proposals for tariff-free trade

NFU criticises Brexit proposals for tariff-free trade

National Farmers’ Union (NFU) president Meurig Raymond has criticised suggestions that Britain will benefit after Brexit from pursuing global free trade at all costs and unilaterally lowering tariffs. Raymond was responding to claims published by economist Patrick...