Rt Hon Robert Goodwill MP, Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, has today launched two new strawberry varieties from the East Malling Strawberry Breeding Programme (EMSBC) based at NIAB EMR.

Boris Johnson has been elected as the leader of the Conservative Party and will become Prime Minister on Wednesday 24th July when Theresa May stands down.  It was a clear result with a very high turnout of 87% of members of the Party voting with Boris securing two thirds of the votes.  Commenting

A new campaign is being mounted to get the go-ahead on the building of the £250m dual carriageway on the A64.

It comes as the trunk road carries its heaviest traffic of the year with the peak holiday season.

Farming Minister Robert Goodwill visits Great Yorkshire Show

Farming Minister Robert Goodwill visited the Great Yorkshire Show today, meeting with farmers and food producers from across the region.

Fisheries Minister Robert Goodwill today visited Grimsby Fish Market, a focal point for the local fish processing industry.

Minister Goodwill met with the Market's chief executive Martyn Boyers to discuss the government’s commitment to support the fishing industry through EU Exit.

Fisheries Minister Robert Goodwill meets local fishing groups in Northern Ireland.

On Monday, MP Robert Goodwill met Nazanin's husband Richard Ratcliffe who has been fighting to get her wife back in the UK.

North Yorkshire MPs we have written to Highways England to express our “grave concerns” about its assessment of the need and value for money of a proposed dual carriageway between Hopgrove and Barton Hill. We are demanding urgent answers as to why the evaluation has gone from medium to low.

British beef could be served on Chinese dinner plates by the end of the year, following an agreement reached today between China and the UK.

Farming Minister Robert Goodwill visited Stonebeck Gate Farm in North Yorkshire for Open Farm Sunday.