Farmers To Vacate Liz Truss Chair As She Snubs Rural Housing

The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) is furious at the Trust’s decision to turn down an invitation to address members on Friday at the event which will be attended by her Tory rival Rishi Sunak. It comes as Truss faces criticism from environment secretary George Eustice, who suggested it was failing to protect animal welfare standards in post-Brexit trade deals. Speaking about plans to “vacate the chair” of Truss, NFU president Minette Butters said she had “offered to meet her anywhere” saying she had offered to ask questions virtually. “It’s disappointing because it’s not just agriculture – food is such a critical issue, water is so critical for everyone, especially at the moment,” Batters told the Guardian. Describing the embarrassment as a “disgrace”, the head of the farmers’ union added: “It does not bode well. George Eustice made his comments – you’d think she’d want to put her marker down.’ The Truss campaign said it “can’t answer everything”, but the Sunak campaign said it would attend on Friday. A spokesman said it would “support farmers in all future UK trade deals by taking time to get trade deals right, rather than rushing them through”. Eustice revealed on Wednesday that he had faced “challenges” and “tensions” with Truss to get her to recognize animal welfare in the trade deals he struck as trade secretary. Supporter Sunak made the remarks at an environment-focused leadership meeting hosted by the Conservative Environment Network (CEN) – which has more than 100 Tory MPs as part of its caucus. “It’s fair to say there were some challenges I faced with Liz Truss recognizing the importance of animal welfare in particular,” he said. The minister added: “It’s not really a secret – but there’s often been quite a bit of tension between us, trying to recognize animal welfare particularly during these trade deals.” Farming groups have accused the government of undercutting British producers by making deals with countries that allow lower welfare standards, hoping to boost cheap exports to the UK. A recent report by think tank ResPublica warned that domestic farmers would be left behind if Australia and New Zealand’s “soft” negotiating approach continued in talks with countries with “less qualms” about quality. But Zac Goldsmith, a Truss supporter, told online tourists: “I think Liz is good for animal welfare. He has pledged to follow up on the bill for protected animals.” The Tory peer, a close ally of Boris Johnson, described how he was a “Liz skeptic” when he became foreign secretary, but said he believed she was an “enthusiastic driver” of the environmental agenda. The NFU president said this week that even the Tories had not produced an adequate plan to tackle the water crisis. Ms Batters said it was “unethical and unethical” to allow water to be wasted as fears grow that crops could be damaged by the widespread drought. Both Tory candidates will go head-to-head in a live Tory hustings event in Manchester hosted by GB News. Sunak insisted he “definitely” still has the potential to become the next Prime Minister despite the latest YouGov poll of Tory MPs putting Truss in front with 66% to 34%.

title: “Farmers To Vacate Liz Truss Chair As She Snubs Rural Housing Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-14” author: “James Lake”

The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) is furious at the Trust’s decision to turn down an invitation to address members on Friday at the event which will be attended by her Tory rival Rishi Sunak. It comes as Truss faces criticism from environment secretary George Eustice, who suggested it was failing to protect animal welfare standards in post-Brexit trade deals. Speaking about plans to “vacate the chair” of Truss, NFU president Minette Butters said she had “offered to meet her anywhere” saying she had offered to ask questions virtually. “It’s disappointing because it’s not just agriculture – food is such a critical issue, water is so critical for everyone, especially at the moment,” Batters told the Guardian. Describing the embarrassment as a “disgrace”, the head of the farmers’ union added: “It does not bode well. George Eustice made his comments – you’d think she’d want to put her marker down.’ The Truss campaign said it “can’t answer everything”, but the Sunak campaign said it would attend on Friday. A spokesman said it would “support farmers in all future UK trade deals by taking time to get trade deals right, rather than rushing them through”. Eustice revealed on Wednesday that he had faced “challenges” and “tensions” with Truss to get her to recognize animal welfare in the trade deals he struck as trade secretary. Supporter Sunak made the remarks at an environment-focused leadership meeting hosted by the Conservative Environment Network (CEN) – which has more than 100 Tory MPs as part of its caucus. “It’s fair to say there were some challenges I faced with Liz Truss recognizing the importance of animal welfare in particular,” he said. The minister added: “It’s not really a secret – but there’s often been quite a bit of tension between us, trying to recognize animal welfare particularly during these trade deals.” Farming groups have accused the government of undercutting British producers by making deals with countries that allow lower welfare standards, hoping to boost cheap exports to the UK. A recent report by think tank ResPublica warned that domestic farmers would be left behind if Australia and New Zealand’s “soft” negotiating approach continued in talks with countries with “less qualms” about quality. But Zac Goldsmith, a Truss supporter, told online tourists: “I think Liz is good for animal welfare. He has pledged to follow up on the bill for protected animals.” The Tory peer, a close ally of Boris Johnson, described how he was a “Liz skeptic” when he became foreign secretary, but said he believed she was an “enthusiastic driver” of the environmental agenda. The NFU president said this week that even the Tories had not produced an adequate plan to tackle the water crisis. Ms Batters said it was “unethical and unethical” to allow water to be wasted as fears grow that crops could be damaged by the widespread drought. Both Tory candidates will go head-to-head in a live Tory hustings event in Manchester hosted by GB News. Sunak insisted he “definitely” still has the potential to become the next Prime Minister despite the latest YouGov poll of Tory MPs putting Truss in front with 66% to 34%.

title: “Farmers To Vacate Liz Truss Chair As She Snubs Rural Housing Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-27” author: “Joan Speaks”

The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) is furious at the Trust’s decision to turn down an invitation to address members on Friday at the event which will be attended by her Tory rival Rishi Sunak. It comes as Truss faces criticism from environment secretary George Eustice, who suggested it was failing to protect animal welfare standards in post-Brexit trade deals. Speaking about plans to “vacate the chair” of Truss, NFU president Minette Butters said she had “offered to meet her anywhere” saying she had offered to ask questions virtually. “It’s disappointing because it’s not just agriculture – food is such a critical issue, water is so critical for everyone, especially at the moment,” Batters told the Guardian. Describing the embarrassment as a “disgrace”, the head of the farmers’ union added: “It does not bode well. George Eustice made his comments – you’d think she’d want to put her marker down.’ The Truss campaign said it “can’t answer everything”, but the Sunak campaign said it would attend on Friday. A spokesman said it would “support farmers in all future UK trade deals by taking time to get trade deals right, rather than rushing them through”. Eustice revealed on Wednesday that he had faced “challenges” and “tensions” with Truss to get her to recognize animal welfare in the trade deals he struck as trade secretary. Supporter Sunak made the remarks at an environment-focused leadership meeting hosted by the Conservative Environment Network (CEN) – which has more than 100 Tory MPs as part of its caucus. “It’s fair to say there were some challenges I faced with Liz Truss recognizing the importance of animal welfare in particular,” he said. The minister added: “It’s not really a secret – but there’s often been quite a bit of tension between us, trying to recognize animal welfare particularly during these trade deals.” Farming groups have accused the government of undercutting British producers by making deals with countries that allow lower welfare standards, hoping to boost cheap exports to the UK. A recent report by think tank ResPublica warned that domestic farmers would be left behind if Australia and New Zealand’s “soft” negotiating approach continued in talks with countries with “less qualms” about quality. But Zac Goldsmith, a Truss supporter, told online tourists: “I think Liz is good for animal welfare. He has pledged to follow up on the bill for protected animals.” The Tory peer, a close ally of Boris Johnson, described how he was a “Liz skeptic” when he became foreign secretary, but said he believed she was an “enthusiastic driver” of the environmental agenda. The NFU president said this week that even the Tories had not produced an adequate plan to tackle the water crisis. Ms Batters said it was “unethical and unethical” to allow water to be wasted as fears grow that crops could be damaged by the widespread drought. Both Tory candidates will go head-to-head in a live Tory hustings event in Manchester hosted by GB News. Sunak insisted he “definitely” still has the potential to become the next Prime Minister despite the latest YouGov poll of Tory MPs putting Truss in front with 66% to 34%.

title: “Farmers To Vacate Liz Truss Chair As She Snubs Rural Housing Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-09” author: “Denise Elmore”

The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) is furious at the Trust’s decision to turn down an invitation to address members on Friday at the event which will be attended by her Tory rival Rishi Sunak. It comes as Truss faces criticism from environment secretary George Eustice, who suggested it was failing to protect animal welfare standards in post-Brexit trade deals. Speaking about plans to “vacate the chair” of Truss, NFU president Minette Butters said she had “offered to meet her anywhere” saying she had offered to ask questions virtually. “It’s disappointing because it’s not just agriculture – food is such a critical issue, water is so critical for everyone, especially at the moment,” Batters told the Guardian. Describing the embarrassment as a “disgrace”, the head of the farmers’ union added: “It does not bode well. George Eustice made his comments – you’d think she’d want to put her marker down.’ The Truss campaign said it “can’t answer everything”, but the Sunak campaign said it would attend on Friday. A spokesman said it would “support farmers in all future UK trade deals by taking time to get trade deals right, rather than rushing them through”. Eustice revealed on Wednesday that he had faced “challenges” and “tensions” with Truss to get her to recognize animal welfare in the trade deals he struck as trade secretary. Supporter Sunak made the remarks at an environment-focused leadership meeting hosted by the Conservative Environment Network (CEN) – which has more than 100 Tory MPs as part of its caucus. “It’s fair to say there were some challenges I faced with Liz Truss recognizing the importance of animal welfare in particular,” he said. The minister added: “It’s not really a secret – but there’s often been quite a bit of tension between us, trying to recognize animal welfare particularly during these trade deals.” Farming groups have accused the government of undercutting British producers by making deals with countries that allow lower welfare standards, hoping to boost cheap exports to the UK. A recent report by think tank ResPublica warned that domestic farmers would be left behind if Australia and New Zealand’s “soft” negotiating approach continued in talks with countries with “less qualms” about quality. But Zac Goldsmith, a Truss supporter, told online tourists: “I think Liz is good for animal welfare. He has pledged to follow up on the bill for protected animals.” The Tory peer, a close ally of Boris Johnson, described how he was a “Liz skeptic” when he became foreign secretary, but said he believed she was an “enthusiastic driver” of the environmental agenda. The NFU president said this week that even the Tories had not produced an adequate plan to tackle the water crisis. Ms Batters said it was “unethical and unethical” to allow water to be wasted as fears grow that crops could be damaged by the widespread drought. Both Tory candidates will go head-to-head in a live Tory hustings event in Manchester hosted by GB News. Sunak insisted he “definitely” still has the potential to become the next Prime Minister despite the latest YouGov poll of Tory MPs putting Truss in front with 66% to 34%.

title: “Farmers To Vacate Liz Truss Chair As She Snubs Rural Housing Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-18” author: “John Bell”

The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) is furious at the Trust’s decision to turn down an invitation to address members on Friday at the event which will be attended by her Tory rival Rishi Sunak. It comes as Truss faces criticism from environment secretary George Eustice, who suggested it was failing to protect animal welfare standards in post-Brexit trade deals. Speaking about plans to “vacate the chair” of Truss, NFU president Minette Butters said she had “offered to meet her anywhere” saying she had offered to ask questions virtually. “It’s disappointing because it’s not just agriculture – food is such a critical issue, water is so critical for everyone, especially at the moment,” Batters told the Guardian. Describing the embarrassment as a “disgrace”, the head of the farmers’ union added: “It does not bode well. George Eustice made his comments – you’d think she’d want to put her marker down.’ The Truss campaign said it “can’t answer everything”, but the Sunak campaign said it would attend on Friday. A spokesman said it would “support farmers in all future UK trade deals by taking time to get trade deals right, rather than rushing them through”. Eustice revealed on Wednesday that he had faced “challenges” and “tensions” with Truss to get her to recognize animal welfare in the trade deals he struck as trade secretary. Supporter Sunak made the remarks at an environment-focused leadership meeting hosted by the Conservative Environment Network (CEN) – which has more than 100 Tory MPs as part of its caucus. “It’s fair to say there were some challenges I faced with Liz Truss recognizing the importance of animal welfare in particular,” he said. The minister added: “It’s not really a secret – but there’s often been quite a bit of tension between us, trying to recognize animal welfare particularly during these trade deals.” Farming groups have accused the government of undercutting British producers by making deals with countries that allow lower welfare standards, hoping to boost cheap exports to the UK. A recent report by think tank ResPublica warned that domestic farmers would be left behind if Australia and New Zealand’s “soft” negotiating approach continued in talks with countries with “less qualms” about quality. But Zac Goldsmith, a Truss supporter, told online tourists: “I think Liz is good for animal welfare. He has pledged to follow up on the bill for protected animals.” The Tory peer, a close ally of Boris Johnson, described how he was a “Liz skeptic” when he became foreign secretary, but said he believed she was an “enthusiastic driver” of the environmental agenda. The NFU president said this week that even the Tories had not produced an adequate plan to tackle the water crisis. Ms Batters said it was “unethical and unethical” to allow water to be wasted as fears grow that crops could be damaged by the widespread drought. Both Tory candidates will go head-to-head in a live Tory hustings event in Manchester hosted by GB News. Sunak insisted he “definitely” still has the potential to become the next Prime Minister despite the latest YouGov poll of Tory MPs putting Truss in front with 66% to 34%.