Damian Hinds MP: There are many meetings in Parliament where an organisation or charity or representative group sets out its lobbying points. But recently, something unusual took place. Nine major rural and environmental organisations joined forces to speak with one voice on a single, vital issue: protecting the UK’s farming budget. Among them were the National Farmers’ Union, the Woodland Trust, the RSPB and the National Trust. We discussed everything from flood defences to nature recovery to environmental land management. But the central message was clear: our farmers need financial certainty and support, now more than ever.
