I have always been a committed advocate for our rural, farming and agricultural communities and will always ensure their voice is heard in Westminster.
It was lovely to be back at the Lincolnshire Show again, not just as the local Member of Parliament for Louth & Horncastle, but as Shadow Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. It was especially important to be there as the Show celebrated it’s 140th year and it was
Victoria has now received the attached response from the Environment Agency in response to her letter expressing concerns about reduced maintenance on the Rivers Witham and Bain.Victoria will continue to push the Government on the need to properly fund maintenance of our watercourses, working alongs
Recently Victoria spoke to the Louth Leader and Horncastle News about the challenges facing the farming sector since the new Government came to power. You can read the interview here.
Today, I was pleased to be at Louth Livestock Market, which is such a pillar in our local community to hear ideas on building a bright future for our agriculture industry.There was a great turnout and I had some really important conversations and got some interesting suggestions, as well as huge con
Last week, Victoria met the British Growers Association at their base in Louth. They discussed some of the challenges and opportunities for the future of the fresh produce sector.
Earlier this week I joined farmers in protesting Labour’s immoral Family Farm Tax, which is harming growth and risks increasing food bills for us all.The Conservative Party stands with farmers and will axe this tax. "We won’t back down!"You can see my video from the day here.
Today I hosted a Community Summit for organisations throughout our constituency to come together, network and share information.I ran a session focusing on support for pensioners as I know many people are very worried about coping with the loss of their winter fuel payment and it was useful to hear
