Standing up for Lincolnshire Farmers Tuesday, 19 November, 2024 It was a pleasure to meet with Lincolnshire farmers today thanks to the NFU's action day here in London. The Government's changes to Agricultural Property Relief and Business Property Relief are threatening to end the culture of family farming that has stood us such good stead in England for centuries. I have been engaging constructively with the Labour Government to try and persuade them to alter... Westminster News
Sir Edward: Save our Scampton Deal 7th March 2023 I spoke after the Home Secretary's statement and asked her to make sure her department's plans don't jeopardise the excellent deal we've secured for RAF... Speeches in Parliament
Talking Scampton on BBC Look North 7th March 2023 Sir Edward Leigh discussed the future of RAF Scampton with the BBC's Peter Levy on Look North tonight. The West Lindsey MP objected to proposals for the former... Westminster News
Sir Edward on ITV Last Orders 24th February 2023 Sir Edward Leigh, the Conservative Member of Parliament for Gainsborough, appeared on ITV Yorkshire's 'Last Orders' programme on Thursday 23 February 2023. The... Reports
Sir Edward: Grade 3b Land Needs Protection Too 23rd February 2023 Taking good land out of agricultural use when global food distribution has been disrupted by Russia's invasion of Ukraine is the height of folly. I've asked... Speeches in Parliament
Forty years in service of Lincolnshire 22nd February 2023 Sir Edward Leigh MP marks four decades in office Gainsborough MP Sir Edward Leigh (writes Joseph Verney) will celebrate forty years in office this summer, which... Local News
At Kexby Fighting the Solar Farm 10th February 2023 We had a meeting at Kexby Village Hall with a mock-up of the four-metre-high solar panels that will cover 10,000 acres of good land if proposals go ahead. This... Local News
Sir Edward Condemns Russian War Crimes 27th January 2023 In a speech in Strasbourg, Sir Edward Leigh has condemned war crimes committed by Russian forces in Ukraine and called for their perpetrators to be brought to... Speeches
Sir Edward: Expand Protection for Good Farmland 19th January 2023 I have called on the Government to expand protection for agricultural land to prevent it being used for solar farms. Gainsborough is threatened by a proposal... Speeches in Parliament
Latest Column: Reinvigorating West Lindsey in Health, Fast Broadband, and Place-making 16th January 2023 If we didn’t know it already, one of the many side effects of the lockdown was realising quite how important internet connectivity is. Getting high-speed... Opinions
