A tractor convoy of British farmers flooded Parliament Square on Monday, claiming they had been “betrayed” by the Conservative Party after Brexit and to put pressure on the government ahead of the next general election, calling for globalist policies and Peasant revolt against Green Agenda policies hits London.
After months of tractor protests across Europe, farmers took to the streets of central London to voice their discontent, carrying Union Jack flags and signs that read “Back to British Farmers” and “No Farmers, No Food, No Future.” They held up a sign with a message written on it.
Like farmers on the continent, many of those who gathered outside Parliament were concerned about free trade deals that the Conservative government has signed after leaving the European Union with countries such as Australia, Canada, Japan, Mexico and New Zealand. expressed. , among others.
British farmers argue that despite very high standards in terms of labor, environmental and health regulations, imported produce can be produced in countries with lower standards, meaning food can be produced more cheaply. . Lower prices for local agricultural products.
Furthermore, British farmers have been further hurt by the government’s decision to allow European farmers access to the British market, despite relatively high levels of government subsidies and reliance on cheap immigrant labor. He claims to have received it.
To add insult to injury, foreign food is currently allowed to be sold under the British flag in British supermarkets as long as it is packaged domestically, but local farmers say this practice is They argue that this is having a negative impact on differentiation from competitors.
LONDON, UK – MARCH 25: Banners at a demonstration organized by Save British Farming to protest UK food policy, substandard imports and tougher food labeling regulations, and to demand action from the government to save money. Farmers holding placards and driving tractors gather in Parliament Square. British Agriculture, central London, UK, March 25, 2024. (Photo by: Rasid Necati Aslim/Anadolu, Getty Images)
Liz Webster, founder of Save British Farming, spoke about the protests. Said telegraph paper He said British farmers were “completely and completely disadvantaged”.
“In 2019, this Government was elected with a mandate to maintain our standards and strike a ready-made deal with the EU that will deliver a boom in British farming,” she said. “It is now perfectly clear that they have completely betrayed us all.
“Polling shows that the public supports British farming and food and wants to maintain high food standards and support local producers. We need an urgent exit from these terrible trade deals that are devastating our food supply.”
Parliament building closed due to farmers’ protest! pic.twitter.com/65uY9BsGPh
— Nigel Farage (@Nigel_Farage) March 25, 2024
Farmers joined Nigel Farage in Parliament Square. said He said this on Monday evening’s GB News program. “Unlike what I saw in Brussels and Paris, I must say that this was a fairly law-abiding population, as one would often expect from British farmers. Don’t mistake that for the passion that they have…They’re a pretty angry group.”
Brexiteers launched a net-zero green policy that artificially raised the cost of energy and fossil fuel-based fertilizers needed for much of modern farming, while the UK regained control of agricultural policy from Brussels. He said it was a wasted opportunity.
Many so-called agricultural subsidies are directed toward paying farmers to rebuild natural habitats rather than actually farm, thereby reducing the cost of productive, food-producing agriculture. Some point out that less money is actually being funneled into the actual process. .
Great Reset counterattack: Farmers spray liquid fertilizer on police outside EU headquartershttps://t.co/4AeRa5KE77
— Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) February 26, 2024
Protests in London come as supporters of the European Union’s green agenda have suffered a major setback as the Green New Deal’s regeneration plan, once widely expected to go through a rubber-stamp process, has been postponed indefinitely. It happened inside. Postponed the Monday, following farmers’ anger in Brussels.
The plan would require member states to restore by 2030 at least 20 per cent of the EU’s land and sea areas that Eurocrats deemed necessary to maintain “biodiversity”. This is a big problem in the Netherlands, where the Dutch government tried to forcefully buy farmers to comply with protected habitats set out in the EU’s Natura 2000 framework.
The decision to shelve the plan comes after the city of Brussels added anti-flooding measures for some staple foods to protect local farmers and reversed a policy that would allow Ukrainian farmers full free access to European markets. This was done just a few days later. Brussels’ willingness to comply with farmers’ demands is partly due to the impending European elections in June.
British farmers similarly want to make their cause a central issue in the UK general election, due to be held later this year. Jeff Gibson, founder of Kent Fairness for Farmers, said: With elections looming, we want to ensure that the next administration carries on our cause. ”
Brussels flashes first: European Union scraps key elements of green agenda amid standoff with farmershttps://t.co/Ew3Ng6RJdE
— Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) February 6, 2024
