THE UK Government failed to heed warnings over the damage Brexit would do to Scotland’s food and farming sectors, despite “clearly being aware of the consequences”, a Scottish minister has said.

The Scottish government has launched a loan scheme aimed at helping crofters and farmers recover from the impact of Brexit and the Covid pandemic.

THE SNP have slammed Boris Johnson for “betraying” Scottish farmers over plans to go ahead with a tariff-free trade deal with Australia.

A UK-Australia trade deal would be the “final nail in the coffin" for Scottish crofters, Ian Blackford has said.

Boris Johnson has been warned his prospective free trade deal with Australia could “decimate” the British farming industry, as opposition parties unite against a zero-tariff agreement.

Ian Blackford suggested that the UK's proposed trade deal with Australia would send 'farmers down under'.

Ian Blackford has claimed the proposed trade deal with Australia could see farmers and families “driven off the land”.