Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has appointed Former Shadow Minister Daniel Zeichner MP as Minister of State for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).
Having previously served as Shadow Farming Minister from January 2020, the Labour Party has called Zeichner a “life-long environmentalist” with an “enduring interest in agriculture and food issues”.
NFU deputy president David Exwood stated on social media platform ‘X’ (formerly Twitter): “Congratulations Daniel. I look forward to working with you. We appreciate the engagement you’ve had with the agriculture industry over a number of years and the understanding you bring to the role.”
The appointment comes as Sir Keir Starmer fills new roles in Government.
Starmer appoints Steve Reed as Defra Secretary
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer appointed former Shadow Secretary of State for Defra, Steve Reed OBE MP, to the position of Defra Secretary following the general election on 4th July.
Responding to Reed’s appointment on ‘X’, NFU president Tom Bradshaw said: “I look forward to working with you to deliver for food, farming and the environment at this crucial time.”
Reed will head up Defra in place of former Conservative Defra Secretary Rt Hon Steve Barclay
