George Eustice

Environment Secretary George Eustice warns ‘time is running out’ to strike a post-Brexit trade deal with the EU as the two sides enter a ‘crucial week’ but they are still deadlocked on fishing rights Brexit trade talks between UK and EU now potentially entering their final week Two sides remain deadlocked on crunch issues of … Read more

Environment Secretary George Eustice warns ‘time is running out’ to strike a post-Brexit trade deal with the EU as the two sides enter a ‘crucial week’ but they are still deadlocked on fishing rights Brexit trade talks between UK and EU now potentially entering their final week Two sides remain deadlocked on crunch issues of … Read more

Government reveals plans to ‘revolutionise’ farming with payments to protect the environment, produce free-range goods and ‘restore the landscape’ replacing costly EU subsidies While currently farmers are paid subsidies for amount of land they own, new system will see incentives for implementing sustainable, eco-friendly measures This includes producing free-range products and improving farm animal welfare … Read more

Axe falls on taxpayer subsidies to farmers: George Eustice is to confirm that payments will be stopped in post-Brexit shake-up of agriculture Environment Secretary George Eustice will give details on the cuts today  The subsidies will be cut from next year and gone altogether by 2028   The National Farmers’ Union warned last night that it … Read more

Calls to enshrine British farming standards in law were rejected by the Government yesterday. On Monday MPs will vote on an amendment to the agricultural Bill that stipulates food products imported under future trade deals meet or exceed UK domestic standards.  Environment Secretary George Eustice told the Daily Mail he would not support the amendment. … Read more

Calls to enshrine British farming standards in law were rejected by the Government yesterday. On Monday MPs will vote on an amendment to the agricultural Bill that stipulates food products imported under future trade deals meet or exceed UK domestic standards.  Environment Secretary George Eustice told the Daily Mail he would not support the amendment. … Read more

Litter-pickers across the land were yesterday urged to mobilise this Friday to tackle the huge surge in Covid rubbish since lockdown measures were eased. It came as the Environment Secretary urged the public to pull together to defeat the menace. George Eustice said the increase in socialising outside had left the nation’s parks and beaches … Read more