On Friday, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak joined David Rutley at Rowlinson’s Farm in Gawsworth to meet with Members of the Cheshire Farming Community as part of his General Election Campaign here in the North-West.
Rishi Sunak spoke with local farmers, including a large contingent of Cheshire’s Young Farmers as well as taking the opportunity to bottle-feed orphaned lambs on site.
David Rutley is seeking re-election as the Conservative MP for Macclesfield constituency in the 2024 UK General Election on July 4th. He stated:
“Farmers play a vital role in our communities. I’m very pleased that Rishi Sunak could meet local farmers in Macclesfield today and set out his clear commitment to farming and food security, and recognise their huge contribution to the rural economy and our countryside.”
The Conservative Environment Network launched its rural manifesto; “Ploughing Ahead” earlier this year that recognises the role of agriculture and farmers and the unique and central role that they play in Britain:
“…they produce 60% of the food we eat, manage 71% of our country’s land area, and stitch rural communities and economies together. Following the two year anniversary of the Ukraine invasion, farmers' role in ensuring the UK’s food security - as well as looking after the UK’s environment - remains vital.”
“But, farmers are facing new challenges from climate change and increased financial pressure. This manifesto puts forward pragmatic, conservative policies to empower and support farmers to adopt more environmental practices, thereby protecting the UK’s long-term food security, encouraging sustainable farming, and boosting biodiversity.”
“The manifesto proposes four key areas for the government to address before the election and beyond:
1) strengthening farmers’ finances to reward their stewardship of the natural world;
2) building fairer food markets for sustainable produce;
3) cutting planning red tape to help farmers go green; and
4) boosting British agri-tech to improve productivity and reduce environmentally-harmful inputs.”
REFERENCE: https://www.cen.uk.com/post/conservative-mps-back-new-manifesto-to-supp…;
