Revolving door at Defra with the 10th Secretary in a decade

The new Secretary of State at Defra, Steve Barclay has pledged to 鈥榖ack British farming' as he takes up his new role following Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's reshuffle earlier this week

Chief Reporter

17 November 2023 鈥� 2 min read

The new Secretary of State at Defra Steve Barclay has pledged to 鈥榖ack British farming' as he takes up his new role following Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's reshuffle earlier this week. But while industry...

'Just saying you do not want [a bad outcome for primary producers] does not mean it will not happen', says Efra chair

Efra Committee chair Alistair Carmichael raised concerns about price caps and warm words at the Royal Highland Show and said the announcement of price caps on essential items in supermarkets was causing 'a lot of anxiety'