Shadow farming minister commits to forging closer relationship with EU as polling shows farmers favour Labour over Tories
Labour has laid out its plans for farming at the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) conference, promising to reduce imports that undercut British farmers and forge a closer trading relationship with the EU.
Making a number of pledges that appeared to commit to properly functioning government rather than radical reform, the shadow farming minister, Daniel Zeichner, promised Labour would make the environmental land management scheme, which pays farmers to green their farms, work properly and take action on flooding.
This article was amended on 21 February 2024. An earlier version said Steve Reed did not attend the conference. To clarify: while Reed did not attend any main conference sessions, he did go to a dinner event.
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