Labour Peers Slam Government Over 76% Cut to Farmer Payments

Labour is ramming through the Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) draft bill to gut farmers’ delinked payments – successor to the pre-Brexit Basic Payment Scheme that propped up food production and kept farmers’ incomes steady – slashing them by a brutal 76% in 2025, capping payouts at a measly £7,200.[…] Read the rest