Great evening with @CAupdates & @ConRuralForum at #CPC26. 👀Stay tuned tomorrow at 12:15pm as I set out our vision to bring back some common sense for the countryside…

“Why would anyone set up a business in this country right now?” It’s becoming impossible to take risks, hire and build in Britain. No wonder people are thinking twice.

But if a coup for Victoria Atkins in persuading Jeremy Clarkson and Charlie Ireland to speak at #cpc26

Don’t forgot our panel on Securing the Future of Rural housing on Tuesday with @EnglishRural; we must secure homes for the future, across the country.

SHOCKING: Labour Minister thinks beer, black labs and pubs are a 'very far-Right nostalgic vision of Britain’ that ‘we don’t want to have’

Over 100 Conservative MPs have called for answers and action after the shambolic managment of SFI26 👇

What an absolute farce. Labour have literally orchestrated a bun fight in front of our very eyes, pitching farmers against one another. I am completely incensed at the pure incompetence of this government. Through their choices, Labour Ministers have literally designed a scheme around who can hit the ‘apply’ button first. DEFRA didn't even have the decency to tell farmers the scheme was opening at 10am this morning. And now, just over five hours later, all the budget is gone. It's utterly shameful. No doubt Labour will spin this as a great victory. But it isn’t. Tens of thousands of farmers have missed out, simply because they couldn’t get their application completed fast enough, or they were busy doing other important things - like farming! This is no way to run a hugely important scheme. It is not in the best interests of our farmers, or the environment. I am deeply worried about the further financial and emotional strain this government has chosen to create, especially when many farming families are under so much pressure already. The government was warned by many, but refused to act. Labour clearly don’t give a damn.

Labour never should have introduced the family farm tax. It's bad for the families that steward our countryside and undermines our food security. Its removal is long overdue.

Burnham has downgraded farming responsibilities at Defra from Minister of State level to Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State. Says it all…

🚜 We’re delighted to unveil our new cohort of Parliamentary Patrons. Next up is @mimsdavies, the MP for East Grinstead and Uckfield. Shadow Welsh Secretary, Mims has long been a champion for rural communities, and was a critical voice against Labour’s damaging Family Farm Tax.

Labour had no plan for the countryside. By bringing in the Family Farm Tax, gutting sustainable farming funding, and launching a war on rural life, they've shown they don't care about it either.

This may explain why Defra is now paying up to £650,000 to get its staff out onto a farm. You'd laugh if it weren't so sad

🇬🇧 It’s Back British Farming Day! To the farmers up and down our country, thank you. We appreciate the endless hours you pour into working and protecting the land, but even more than that, we know how you constantly go above and beyond for our rural communities. You tow stranded drivers out of sticky situations, clear blocked roads and play a vital role in supporting our fire services tackle wildfires which we have sadly seen so many of this summer. Your good will does not go unnoticed. Thank you. This work ethic and community spirit are the reasons why the @Conservatives will always stand behind British agriculture. Buying British off the shop shelves is one of the best ways to support our farmers. Yet under current rules, products can fly the Union Jack or be labelled “British” even when key ingredients come from overseas, so long as a small disclaimer is hidden on the packaging. That is wrong. It misleads shoppers and actively undermines genuine British producers. The next Conservative Government will fix this by closing the flag loophole. The Union Jack and “Made in the UK” claims will only be allowed when food is authentically produced right here in the United Kingdom. So that when you choose to buy British and back our farmers, it must do exactly what it says on the tin. I was delighted to be reappointed as Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs by @KemiBadenoch. Alongside my dedicated Shadow team, @_RobbieMoore, @DrNeilHudson, @AphraBrandreth, and Conservative colleagues, we are fully committed to fighting for your future. Together, we rallied alongside you to force a partial U-turn on the Family Farm and Family Business Taxes. However, simply increasing the cap does not go far enough. These taxes choke investment, force generational businesses to close and put our nation’s food security at risk. That is why the @Conservatives will completely AXE Labour’s vindictive Family Farm and Family Business Taxes. Backing British Farming shouldn’t just be for a day. It is for life. Together, let’s help our farmers thrive, not just survive.

Our farmers do incredible work. We Conservatives will always be on their side. We will scrap Labour’s cruel Family Farm Tax, family business taxes, and the endless red tape that threatens farmers’ livelihoods and our nation's food security.

It's #BackBritishFarmingDay! 🚜 I popped in to speak with the NFU this morning about its new report Ready To Grow which set out ways the Government can fix the growing food security crisis. I've also been out meeting local farmers throughout the summer listening to them about their concerns and challenges - with global price increases, the summer heatwave and Government regulations. There's so much more we could be doing to support our farmers, and a lot of it just needs the Government to get out of their way and let them farm. We're also continuing to campaign for the Government to scrap the Family Farm Tax in full. We successfully secured a partial u-turn, but it is still going to do so much damage to our family farms, so I want to see the new Government go further. And we're campaigning to close the flag loophole. Under current rules, products can display the Union Jack Flag or be marketed as British even when key ingredients are sourced overseas, provided disclaimers are included elsewhere on the packaging. This is incredibly misleading for consumers and undermines the high standards of genuine British producers. We want to fix that loophole and support British farmers.

🌾 Everyone relies on farmers three times a day. Labour's Family Farm Tax continues to punish the people who feed this country — while family farms are broken up and sold off. Scrap the Family Farm Tax and back rural communities 🚜 #BackBritishFarming

🌾🐑 On #BackBritishFarmingDay I’m proud to stand with our incredible farmers across Scotland and the UK. Our farmers feed the nation, protect our countryside and support thousands of rural jobs. But they need action, not warm words. ❌ Scrap the Family Farm Tax ❌ Axe the Fertiliser Tax 🇬🇧 Back British food production 🐑 Support the next generation of farmers Food security is national security. It’s time for a Government that backs British farming.

🚜🐑🐂🌽🌱🇬🇧 It's #BackBritishFarmingDay As a Shadow DEFRA Minister great to be with the team at the @NFUtweets Parliamentary Event. Good discussions again with #Essex farmer & NFU President Tom Bradshaw. @Conservatives will always #BackBritishFarming🚜🇬🇧 @ProagriLtd @nfueast

🌾🐑🇬🇧This BACK BRITISH FARMING DAY, our farmers and growers expect actions, not empty words and promises from government. This year’s drought has again shown how fragile our food and farming sector is. Yields are down. Wildfires have been widespread and the Bluetongue virus has hit our livestock farmers hard. We are ever indebted to our farmers - but they need government to be on their side. Food security and water security must be taken more seriously by Ministers. Not just words, or headlines politics, but action and implementation. The government must stop hammering our food and farming businesses with tax hikes. They must axe the fertiliser tax, family farm tax and support the next generation. The Conservatives will do this. Food security and water security are central to our plans.

🚜 We’re delighted to unveil our new cohort of Parliamentary Patrons. Next up is @NJ_Timothy, the MP for West Suffolk. Nick is the Shadow Justice Secretary and has long been a champion for rural communities, ensuring the countryside remains at the heart of policy.