UK environment secretary vows to ensure farmers are paid fairly for produce

Farmers protest against inheritance tax changes in London on 19 November. Photograph: Vuk Valcic/Zuma Press Wire/Rex/Shutterstock

The UK environment secretary has promised to reform the food system to ensure farmers are paid fairly for the food they produce, after many filled the streets of Westminster to campaign against inheritance tax changes.

Speaking at the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) conference, Steve Reed said: “I heard the anguish of the countryside on the streets of London earlier this week. We may not agree over the inheritance tax changes, but this government is determined to listen to rural Britain and end its long decline.”