I am so very sorry for David Amess’s family and friends. He was an absolutely lovely man. Also for his constituents in Southend, who could not have had a more devoted champion.
It's important to remember that the primary job of farmers is to produce food for us to eat - thus ensuring our food security and maintaining a viable rural economy. It's right that the Government also subsidises pro-nature activity on farmland if this comes at a cost to farmers.