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Time to ‘grasp nettle and support farmers’

Ulster Unionist Peer Lord Elliott

Lord Elliott speaks in debate in support of NI farmers

Launching the UFU’s education commitment is UFU president William Irvine pictured with pupils from Ladybird Lane nursery, Banbridge, Toreagh Primary School, Ballycarrickmaddy Primary School and Larne and Inver Primary School.

Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has launched its education commitment

Launching the UFU’s education commitment is UFU president William Irvine pictured with pupils from Ladybird Lane nursery, Banbridge, Toreagh Primary School, Ballycarrickmaddy Primary School and Larne and Inver Primary School.

Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has launched its education commitment

Lord Roga. Pic: UK Parliament official portraits 2017

NI is highly dependent on a healthy and expanding rural economy

Lord Rogan

Senior Ulster Unionist challenges Prime Minister on rural crime

Tom Elliott. (Photo by Stephen Hamilton / Press Eye)

Elliott identifies the key challenges facing Stormont’s agriculture committee

Representatives from Nesbitt's Quality Meats pictured receiving their award. (Pic: Peter Anderson)

NI business honoured at House of Lords for Countryside Alliance Awards

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Calls for urgent government assurances on the supply of veterinary medicines to ...

The Labour Party has confirmed that Alan Haworth died on holiday in Iceland on Monday morning - Credit: Gov/Wiki

Labour politician Lord Alan Haworth dead at 75

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House of Lords’ committee reports on the potential impact of the Windsor Framewo...

Di Wastenage

RABDF roundtable sets out plans on labour crisis in dairy sector

WhatsApp could disappear off UK phones if the company do not comply with the Online Safety Bill

WhatsApp could disappear from UK phones over privacy concerns

Lord Lawson was also a journalist and the father of celebrity cook, Nigella Lawson (Picture: B Barrett/Express/Getty Images)

Former Conservative party politician Nigel Lawson dies aged 91

The Lords have defended lamb from New Zealand as being better for the environment than lamb produced a few miles up the road from where it is sold. Picture: Colm Lenaghan/Pacemaker

Agriculture has been badly damaged by cheap imports

A letter from the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) to the information commissioner argues TikTok could be in breach of UK law. (Photo by LOIC VENANCE / AFP) (Photo by LOIC VENANCE/AFP via Getty Images)

MPs believe TikTok breaches UK law - could be banned
TikTok was launched in 2016 and currently has millions of monthly users in the United Kingdom.
Andrew Quinn

Lady Masham was a near life-long campaigner for disabled rights (Photo: UK Parliament)

Tributes to former paralympian Baroness Masham who has died aged 87

XR protesters ‘forcibly removed’ from House of Lords as Government suffers defeat over Public Order Bill

XR protesters ‘forcibly removed’ from House of Lords

Keir Starmer will set out Labour's new vision for the constitutional future of the UK today.

Keir Starmer looks to abolish House of Lords in ‘transfer of power’

Labour Party to abolish the House of Lords if elected to UK government

Baroness Margaret Ritchie

Ritchie urges backing for vital Northern Ireland farming scheme

Lord Empey

Rectify serious error in Agriculture Bill – Empey

Agriculture Bill amendment ‘positive’

Calls for Parliament to have an active input on trade deals

Ulster Unionist Peer Lord Empey is confirming widespread support for the first of his two amendments to the UK Agriculture Bill as it is debated in the House of Lords

Support for agri bill amendments

‘Don’t sell out animal welfare for trade deal’

Ulster Farmers' Union president Ivor Ferguson. Picture: Cliff Donaldson

International trade issues set to dominate agenda
Today (Wednesday) marks the start of a House of Lords’ sub-committee inquiry into the potential impact of a US:UK trade deal on the future sustainability of Britain’s farming and food sectors.
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Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

Ritchie stresses importance of NI fishing ports

Agriculture committee meets House of Lords

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

US imports a ‘dangerous mistake’

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

British government must stand firm on chlorinated chicken - Baroness Ritchie

NSA now looks to the Lords to protect production standards

Ulster Farmers' Union president Ivor Ferguson. Picture: Cliff Donaldson

UFU disappointment at outcome of Agriculture Bill debate

Agriculture bill must not disadvantage local agri-food sector, says committee

A number of countries have already enforced lockdown in an effort to stem the spread of the virus (Photo: Shutterstock)

This is how lockdown happened in other countries - and what restrictions Britain...

Press Eye Belfast - Northern Ireland 8th June 2017

Westminster General Election 2017

SDLP candidate for South Down Margaret Ritchie pictured after loosing her seat at the election count at the Eikon Exhibition Centre Sprucefield for Lagan Valley, Newry & Armagh, South Down and Upper Bann.

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Ritchie calls for end to confusion over regulatory border

Beef Feedlot in Iowa, USA

Can nutrition increase cattle health and help prevent antibiotic resistance?

Concerns have been raised about insulin supplies

Concerns raised about insulin supplies after Brexit

Michael Gove

Can Michael Gove deliver for NI agriculture?

Family, friends and Trustees of the Henry Plumb Foundation outside the Lords Chamber for Lord Plumbs valedictory speech on Thursday 2nd November 2017

Respect across the House of Lords as Lord Plumb steps down

Brexit challenge put in spotlight

NFU raises livestock worrying concerns with MPs and peers

UFU gives evidence to House of Lords

Divorce and farms '“ what you need to know

UFU responds to CAP Direct Payments Report

Tractor Ted co-founder David Horler with HRH the Countess of Wessex.

Tractor Ted '˜co-founder' honoured for services to agriculture