Farming UK reports that Rishi Sunak, the new Prime Minister, will face 'significant and complex' issues according to rural campaigners

It comes as farmers across the UK have been struggling for the past 12 months with severely increased costs, with some 150% over what they were paying for inputs before the war in Ukraine.

The latest inflation figures show the cost of living went up 10.1% in the 12 months to September, driven mostly by rising food prices.

Together with little assurance on future post-Brexit farming schemes and severe labour shortages, these issues are making it difficult for farm businesses to survive.

Rural campaigners at the Countryside Alliance have called on Mr Sunak to take the issue of UK food security more seriously.

As the MP for Richmond in North Yorkshire - a rural constituency - Mr Sunak said in the summer he would "protect our countryside".

Tim Bonner, chief executive of the Countryside Alliance, warned that the challenges ahead were 'significant and complex' for farming and rural businesses across the country.

However, he added that Mr Sunak would "know the anxieties many in the countryside face in relation to the cost of living crisis."

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Farming UK - Rural campaigners tell Sunak challenges ahead are 'significant'

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