Government gives ground on oil boilers...
The Energy Bill passed the House of Commons yesterday (05 September) after the Government adopted an amendment along...
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Steve Reed appointed Shadow Defra Secretary
Following Jim McMahon’s resignation this morning (Monday 4th September) as Labour’s Shadow Secretary of State for the...
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Lords decry rural housing crisis
The House of Commons may have broken up for the summer but the House of Lords has another week before its recess, and...
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Equipment Theft (Prevention) Bill becomes law
The Equipment Theft (Prevention) Bill, which completed its parliamentary stages on Friday 14 July, has now become an...
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By-election results: a rural analysis
A rainbow result has occurred from yesterday’s three by-elections, with a win each for Labour, the Liberal Democrats...
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MPs back Alliance call for caution on...
A House of Commons committee has urged the Government to take greater account of risks to land, farms and wildlife when...
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Heating for rural homes debated in House of...
On Tuesday evening Sir Bill Wiggin, MP for North Herefordshire, concluded business in the House of Commons by leading a...
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Another council set to join Cornwall in...
A campaign urging local councils to publicly support farmers, while rejecting compulsory plant-based menus, is...
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Labour signals right-to-roam ambitions
A House of Commons debate on Thursday gave the strongest hints yet of Labour’s intentions towards the future of...
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Will local election results sound a rural...
Local election returns are now in from across England and following a dismal day for the Conservative Party, one of the...
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Local elections: Alliance calls for rural...
The Countryside Alliance has called for voters heading to the polls in England's local elections to consider their...
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Parliamentary group highlights ‘rural...
In November we reported on the launch of an inquiry by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Rural Business and...
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