Jan 26, 2025 | News
Since 1945, England has lost over half its hedgerows, which are vital for nature and supporting vulnerable species. CPRE Herefordshire – The countryside charity invited Ellie to join in planting hedges in Eardisland, supporting their goal of planting 2.5km of...
Jan 15, 2025 | News
Following the announcement of a ceasefire in Gaza, Ellie Chowns, MP for North Herefordshire and Green Party Foreign Affairs spokesperson, said: “I welcome the news of a ceasefire agreement between the Israeli government and Hamas. This is a vital step to halt the...
Dec 10, 2024 | News
Last week there was an Opposition Day debate on ‘UK Farming and Inheritance Tax’. I was unable to attend that debate due to serving on the Environmental Audit Select Committee, which was meeting at the same time. Instead, I attended and spoke in a Westminster Hall...
Dec 5, 2024 | News
Today I have written to the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, to ask her to consider three potential ways forward that could help address concerns about the impact of changes to inheritance tax on farming, while still addressing fairness. The full text of the letter is...
Nov 20, 2024 | News
On Tuesday, I met with a group of farmers from Herefordshire in Parliament to listen to their concerns about the Government’s changes to inheritance tax. Today, I wrote to the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, to urge her to meet with the NFU, to press for an urgent...
Nov 13, 2024 | News
Today, Adrian Ramsay, Carla Denyer, Sian Berry and I wrote to David Lammy to clarify the Government’s position on the risk of genocide in Gaza. The full text of the letter is below. Letter to David Lammy MP, Minister of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and...