The views may be to die for, but the living is far from easy if you rely upon farm income on the uplands and hills. It is, in short, a hard life. The people who do it also love what they do and are following a proud tradition. Many families have looked after land up here for six generations. I want hill farmers to get a fair deal. That is why, in one of the first backbench debates of the new Parliament, I brought the whole issue up last night. Read the full debate here
MP for Bridgwater and West Somerset
