'Morally bankrupt': Tories may pay price for ignoring farmers

Rishi Sunak's charm offensive at NFU conference fails to win over rural voters , but Labour also faces scepticismFarmers often feel ignored by Westminster politicians. Now, however, as a general election heaves slowly into view and the fight for the rural vote begins, it was not a huge surprise when the prime minister, Rishi Sunak, turned up at their annual conference.Sunak told farmers: "I have your back" and waxed nostalgic about the bucolic British countryside and his experience milking a cow. Continue reading...