LIVE: Back British Farming Day – 'NFU has brought farming to the city'

3:15pm: NFU President Tom Bradshaw sends a message to MPs outside parliament: “We ask all MPs to recognise the role of farming, how critical it is for our local economies, how we can deliver economic growth.

“It’s a wonderful opportunity to engage with our politicians and thank the public for their continued support.”

"Today we ask all MPs to recognise the role of farming."

NFU President Tom Bradshaw (@ProagriLtd) has an important message outside parliament ahead of #BackBritishFarmingDay tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/Mm7fyxoekN

— National Farmers' Union (@NFUtweets) September 10, 2024

1:45pm: MPs in the south from Dorset to Basingstoke have been showing their support for Britain's farmers.

Top Left to right: Edward Morello MP for West Dorset, Baroness Rock, Luke Murphy MP for Basingstoke, Alex Brewer MP for North East Hampshire. Bottom left to right: Claire Young MP for Thornbury and Yale, Edward Morello MP, Simon Hoare MP for North Dorset.

1:30pm: Leader of the Opposition Rishi Sunak has joined NFU President Tom Bradshaw outside parliament to discuss the importance of British food and farming.

12pm: Elsewhere in Bedforshire, Richard Fuller MP tells his constituents the three reasons he is supporting #BackBritishFarmingDay.

1. "The food tastes great"
2. "It supports our food security"
3. "It protects our environment"

To join in the celebrations, find out the three ways you can get involved with Back British Farming Day. Don't forget to tag us in your posts, using the hashtag #BackBritishFarmingDay.

10:30am: Andrew Griffith, MP for Arundel and South Downs was first off the mark to visit and hear our message for Britain's farmers, closely followed by Rachel Gilmour, MP for Tiverton and Minehead and Connor Naismith, MP for Crewe and Nantwich.

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Rachel Gilmour MP for Tiverton and Minehead

Connor Naismith MP Crewe Nantwich

Alicia Kearns MP for Rutland and Stamford

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9am: Throughout Back British Farming Day tomorrow you'll be seeing MPs and Peers sporting our wheatsheaf badge. 

The badge is representative of the celebratory spirit of Back British Farming Day. Members of Parliament will wear the badge in PMQs (Prime Minister's Questions) to demonstrate their support for British farmers.

It’s made of wheat sourced from farms in the spectacular countryside of Shropshire, and wool from Devon’s Blue Face Leicester sheep which has been spun and dyed blue and red specifically to celebrate British food and farming.

The badge is emblematic of all that British farmers and growers deliver for rural communities and the nation, producing climate-friendly food while also caring for our cherished landscapes, providing sustainable and natural fibres for clothing and insulation, producing renewable energy and much more.

8am: We'll be bringing you all the latest news and updates from Back British Farming Day celebrations across the country, so stay tuned. 

Early risers may have already caught a glimpse of a bright red Massey Ferguson tractor fronting the NFU's stand in Old Palace Yard outside the Houses of Parliament this morning, marking the start of our Back British Farming Day activities.