HISTORICAL FACTS: Defra - Caught on Camera

Green shoots? Burnham cultivates rural links in attempt to ‘build back trust’ with farmers

Ministers have been speaking to farming activists to try to build bridges after tax changes introduced under Starmer soured relations

The Guardian - UK · Sep 26

‘It’s really taking off’: hedge revival as farmers rediscover ancient tools

Grant applications in England surge as interest grows in habitat that captures carbon and helps reduce flood risk

The Guardian - UK · Sep 15

UK has not done enough to prepare for shocks to food supplies, says watchdog

National Audit Office urges government to act as climate crisis, disease and cyberattacks pose growing risks

The Guardian - UK · Sep 4

Ministers are in denial about the scale of the crises we face

Letter: Having just 20 Defra staff working on climate adaptations show the government is not taking the challenges of heatwaves, wildfires and droughts seriously, writes Dr Amy McDonnell

The Guardian - UK · Aug 20

Calls for urgent law change as UK’s largest water reuse system cannot be switched on

Recycling system in Cambridgeshire development ready since 2021 is deemed not in line with drinking water rules

The Guardian - UK · Aug 19

South East Water told to improve as villagers brand outage issues ‘shocking’

Customers in Kent have been warned that water levels in its drinking storage tanks remain ‘critically low’.

Evening Standard · Aug 18

Angry villagers spell out ‘help us’ with plastic bottles after going days without water

Customers in Kent have been warned that water levels in its drinking storage tanks remain ‘critically low’

The Independent UK · Aug 18

‘Simply not good enough’ says Defra as South East Water customers face outage

It is the latest in a string of water supply issues.

Evening Standard · Aug 18

UK Extreme Heat Warning Deepens Water Crisis as Southern Water Seeks Business Use Ban

Southern Water seeks a business water-use ban as an amber extreme heat warning adds pressure to drought-hit England.

International Business Times UK · Aug 12

Less than 1 per cent of Defra staff working on climate adaptation, figures show

LESS than 1 per cent of staff in a key government department are working on climate adaptation, it has emerged.

The National (Scotland) · Aug 12