Ministers’ war on the countryside must stop

LABOUR seems determined to decimate farming. The Daily Express has been at the vanguard of calls for the idiotic and cruel plans to ramp up inheritance tax on farming families to be scrapped.

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Today we detail how abattoirs are in crisis under this Government. Small abattoirs are vanishing, creating yet another difficulty for the farmers who feed our nation. Sky-high costs are blamed, as expenses surge — and the consequences for the country could be profound. As one farmer tells us, you “can’t have pigs travelling in a trailer for hours up the motorway”.

Food security is essential for national security. British families and business are currently facing the awful consequences of horrendously high energy bills — despite many of years of warnings about the failings of the supply system.