'Tories flying the flag for our farmers'

LABOUR has ruined the “lives and dreams” of the farming community with its tax raid, the Tories have warned.

- By Steph Spyro Deputy Political Editor

Shadow Environment Secretary Victoria Atkins, proudly wearing a Union flag blazer, called the Government’s rural policies an “assault on the countryside” as activists surrounded her holding placards calling Sir Keir Starmer a “farmer harmer”.

The Tories, along with industry organisations, have campaigned against the so-called “family farm tax” introduced by Rachel Reeves last year.