Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s appointment of Steve Reed as Secretary of State for Defra may be a cause for cautious optimism for the rural electorate. Mr Reed, who has shadowed the Defra brief since 2023, has urged the new Government to foster a “respectful relationship with the countryside”.  He was elected to the newly...

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