Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The committee said the existing system failed to support crofting The UK government should use Brexit as an opportunity to “rewrite” unfair agricultural funding rules, according to MPs. MPs on Westminster’s Scottish Affairs Committee said leaving the EU presented a chance to address failings in the current formula. A […]
Media caption“We will look after the farming sector” The prime minister has said it is “up to the EU, this is their call” if the UK leaves the EU without a deal. Boris Johnson made his first visit to Wales as PM on Tuesday, seeking support from farmers for his Brexit plans. He held talks […]
Image copyright OLIVIER MATTHYS/afp/getty images Image caption EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier and Leo Varadkar in Brussels on 20 June There is a weary sense of “here we go again” among Irish government officials dealing with Brexit about briefings coming from London that Dublin is under pressure from other EU members about the backstop […]
Media caption‘We will look after the farming sector’ The prime minister has said it is “up to the EU, this is their call” if the UK leaves the EU without a deal. Boris Johnson is visiting Wales for the first time as PM as he tries to rally farmers’ support for his Brexit plans. A […]
The claim: A significant new market has just opened in Japan for the export of UK sheep meat (lamb). Reality Check verdict: It is correct to say that Japan has just opened its market to UK lamb imports. But the government’s own estimate of the potential worth of the agreement suggests it will be a […]
Image copyright PA Media Image caption Jeremy Corbyn has been speaking to anti-fracking protesters outside Preston New Road fracking site Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has joined anti-fracking protesters to call for an immediate ban on the practice. He warned fracking would harm the environment as he met protesters at the UK’s only active shale gas […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Boris Johnson will meet Mark Drakeford to discuss Brexit Boris Johnson will make his first visit to Wales as prime minister on Tuesday, as he tries to rally support for his plan for farming after Brexit. He is expected to promise agriculture will thrive with new trade deals. It […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Boris Johnson will meet Mark Drakeford to discuss Brexit Boris Johnson will make his first visit to Wales as prime minister on Tuesday, as he tries to rally support for his plan for farming after Brexit. He is expected to promise agriculture will thrive with new trade deals. It […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Boris Johnson will meet Mark Drakeford to discuss Brexit Boris Johnson will make his first visit to Wales as prime minister on Tuesday, as he tries to rally support for his plan for farming after Brexit. He is expected to promise agriculture will thrive with new trade deals. It […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Boris Johnson will meet Mark Drakeford to discuss Brexit Boris Johnson will make his first visit to Wales as prime minister on Tuesday, as he tries to rally support for his plan for farming after Brexit. He is expected to promise agriculture will thrive with new trade deals. It […]
