Farming UK reports that campaigners have urged conservative leadership candidates to prioritise farming and rural communities amidst the cost-of-living crisis, as the leadership contest accelerates

This includes passing measures to ease the impacts of the cost-of-living crisis, including a VAT cut for transport fuel.

The calls follow a Countryside Alliance snap survey of more than 230 people outlining the consequences of the crisis on rural businesses, households, and individuals such as fuel poverty.

The rural vote has become increasingly important in recent general elections and Labour and the Lib Dems are actively targeting the Tories’ Green Wall.

Chief executive of the Countryside Alliance, Tim Bonner said:

"Thriving rural communities are the solution to the challenges facing our environment, not the problem, and government policy must reflect that.”

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Farming UK - Tory leadership candidates must prioritise rural areas, campaigners say