Boxing Day hunts vow to ‘fight’ trail ban as Starmer warned over rural backlash The Countryside Alliance pressure group said the Government had ‘alienated rural people’. Evening Standard · Dec 26, 2025
Labour ‘alienating rural people’ with plan to ban trail hunting, says Countryside Alliance Boxing Day hunts take place in England as poll suggests 65% of people think government neglects rural areas The Guardian - UK · Dec 26, 2025
Starmer warned of rural backlash as hunt crackdown looms The Countryside Alliance pressure group contends the Government has "alienated rural people" The Independent UK · Dec 26, 2025
An entire village in Dorset is facing eviction – proof that private money holds all the power in rural England This scandalous story gives lie to the claim that the biggest threat to country life comes from city dwellers, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot The Guardian - UK · Jun 28, 2025
The Labour constituencies most unhappy about the ‘tractor tax’ – and the MPs who could lose their seats Analysis of a petition against plans to change rules on inheritance tax for farmers shows the Labour-held rural seats where resentment over the proposal is highest The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2025
Government’s pledge to ban trail hunting in spotlight as Boxing Day hunts meet Anti-hunt campaigners are calling for ministers to set out a timetable for change but the Countryside Alliance says it is unjustified. The Independent UK · Dec 26, 2024
Labour peer condemns her own party as ‘cruel’ over inheritance tax raid on farms Baroness Mallalieu echoes Theresa May’s description of the Conservatives as ‘the nasty party’ as she hits out at Rachel Reeves’ Budget measure to extend inheritance tax The Independent UK · Nov 23, 2024
‘Labour becoming the cruel party’ over tax changes, warns farmer baroness Baroness Mallalieu, a Labour peer, claimed the party was losing the trust of rural communities. Evening Standard · Nov 22, 2024
Starmer warned Labour faces wipeout of rural MPs in farm tax backlash ahead of protest Exclusive: As tens of thousands of farmers prepare to march on London in protest over inheritance tax measures, Labour Baroness Ann Mallalieu issues a stark warning to the prime minister The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2024
Minister ‘left with egg on his face’ for underestimating family farm tax impact, claim campaigners An automated protest email for people to send to MPs has proven so popular with angry farmers over the family farm tax that the system was temporarily overwhelmed at the weekend The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2024
"Imagine how much money is being made here": Brian May slams the Countryside Alliance for criticising his badger culling documentary The Queen guitarist has reacted after complaints to the BBC about his film, scheduled to be broadcast this week Louder · Aug 20, 2024
‘An appalling direction’: UK activists criticise plans to redefine extremism Veteran campaigners across political spectrum believe broader redefinition could silence non-majority opinions The Guardian - UK · Mar 10, 2024
Why BBC wildman Chris Packham just can’t stop ruffling feathers He’s been hailed as the new Attenborough, but the outspoken presenter is now getting the sort of attention that could see him dubbed the new Gary Lineker The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2023
UK gun lobby accused of helping to ‘skew’ consultation on tightening laws BASC and Countryside Alliance advising supporters how to answer consultation launched after Plymouth mass killings The Guardian - UK · Aug 18, 2023
Wales Online · Apr 3, 2023 The full list of donations and gifts made to every MP in Wales One MP has been given almost £100,000 to help them keep their seat while MPs have declared gifts including hospitality trips to Glastonbury festival and major sporting and entertainment events