Shadow Farming Minister admits changing farm and trade policy ‘tough’ for Labour

“In the meantime, it is tough, but we will continue to do everything we can to hold the Government to account.”

At a separate NFU fringe event, Shadow Defra Secretary Luke Pollard said the NFU would need to put pressure on Conservative MPs to vote in favour of Agriculture Bill amendments which are likely to pass in the House of Lords when they return to the Commons, including one to beef up the Trade and Agriculture Commission.

“The compromise the NFU got was a first step,” Mr Pollard said.

“If you can get a second and a third to strengthen that commission, to make sure it properly scrutinises all trade deals to make sure our British farmers will not be undercut, that is a moment we have got to use.”