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D&S column: why I remain confident for British farming's future

AS negotiations for the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union enter their critical phase, I remain confident that British farming will do well post-Brexit. I recently had the privilege of addressing the group of dairy farmers who supply the milk to the Wensleydale Creamery at Hawes.

Rishi Sunak welcomes couple to affordable home

Rishi Sunak has welcomed a couple to their new affordable home in Colburn. The Richmond MP was among the guests at the official opening of the Broadacres Beckfield development They given a tour of the 32-home £3m scheme, which includes two, three and four-bedroom houses for sale and rent and visit

Rishi Sunak answers Wensleydale farmers' questions

DAIRY farmers who supply milk to the Wensleydale Creamery at Hawes fired a series of questions about Brexit to Richmond MP Rishi Sunak. Mr Sunak attended the annual meeting of the Wensleydale Milk Producers Group held at the Wensleydale Rugby Club in Leyburn. He outlined the progress made so far i

D&S column: four months at the Minister's desk

IT is just over four months since I sat in the famous Cabinet Room in Number 10 Downing Street and was invited to serve in Her Majesty’s Government by the Prime Minister. It’s been a whirlwind four months and I’ve tackled a wide range of issues since I took up the role of the Minister for Local Gov

Rishi Sunak supports villagers affected by A1 noise

Rishi Sunak MP is backing village residents seeking greater noise protection from traffic using the upgraded A1 motorway in North Yorkshire. A number of residents in Brompton on Swale have written to the Richmond MP saying that since the £400m motorway fully opened traffic noise has increased signi

A better deal for private tenants

I sum up the debate on the second reading of the Tenant Fees Bill - legislation to protect tenants from unfair charges levied by letting agencies

Rishi Sunak welcomes scrapping of plan to downgrade hospital

Rishi Sunak has welcomed health chiefs scrapping a plan that could have seen a hospital used by many of his constituents downgraded. It was announced this week that a review which earmarked Darlington Memorial Hospital for the loss of its A&E department and consultant-led maternity services had