The Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Truro and Falmouth has welcomed the announcement that her party is committing to protect funding for British farmers, enabling them to take full advantage of the opportunities of Brexit.

The Conservative Party says that if it achieves a majority government, it would match the current annual budget available to farmers across the UK in every year of the next Parliament.

Cherilyn Mackrory, said: “Since my selection I have already spoken to local farmers in our constituency about the pressures they face. This funding will support farmers as they move away from the EU’s bureaucratic, unfair and environmentally-damaging Common Agricultural Policy.”

“If elected to serve as your member of parliament on December 12 I promise to continue to be there on the front line, listening to their concerns and finding out firsthand exactly what we need to do in Westminster to help their vital sector thrive through Brexit and beyond.”

The CAP will be replaced by new schemes to support farmers in their work to care for the environment, improve animal welfare, and provide other “public goods”.

Improvements in productivity and overall sustainability would also be rewarded, says the party. A seven-year transition would help ensure farmers have time to plan and adjust.

Ministers are also announcing the Conservatives will use the opportunity of leaving the EU to encourage the public sector to “Buy British”, in recognition of the quality of British food and in order to reduce our carbon footprint.

Theresa Villiers, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, said:  “Brexit provides a huge opportunity to transform British farming. By leaving the discredited Common Agricultural Policy, we can help British farmers become more productive at the same time as improving our natural environment.”

 “I am delighted to announce that a Conservative majority government would guarantee to match the current annual budget available to farmers in every year of the next Parliament. This gives farmers the reassurance they need to plan for the future.”

“It’s only by getting Brexit done and that we can create a bright new future for farming. The last thing farmers need is the prolonged uncertainty and chaos of two more referendums under Labour.”

“Our new Environmental Land Management system to replace the CAP is a flagship environmental reform which will be crucial in our efforts to reverse the decline of nature and biodiversity and achieving our long term goal to ensure this is the first generation to hand on the natural environment in a better condition than we inherited it.

"This funding announcement provides a massive step forward in enabling us to deliver this reform successfully.”