According to one of Jupp’s aides they had an “energetic conversation” with farmers on rural crime, livestock worrying etc. 

Did they promise to transport sheep stealers to Rwanda?

Spot the crowds in Sidbury

Last October farmers in Somerset attempted to block a Morrisons distribution centre in Bridgwater under a banner that said “Proud to Farm”. Then last week about 3,000 farmers gathered in Carmarthen, Wales, to protest, with some carrying a mock coffin with a plaque reading “In memory of Welsh farming”.

Around 40 tractors and other farm vehicles blocked roads around the Kent port for several hours on Friday evening by driving slowly and carrying signs with slogans such as “No More Cheap Imports”.

Farmers say there will be further French-style blockades following a slow tractor protest at Dover against low supermarket prices and cheap food imports from post-Brexit trade deals.

So not a happy bunch amongst what used to be core conservative supporters. – Owl