The family farm tax has fatally undermined the trust of farmers and the wider rural community in the Government

In the House of Lords, Nick strongly criticises the Government’s new policy to restrict Agricultural Property relief for farms

SpeechesNick HerbertNovember 21, 2024Farming, Countryside Alliance

We need to rebalance the policing of non-crime hate incidents

In the House of Lords Nick welcomes the Home Secretary’s call for ‘common sense’ and says that the police should not be drawn into the policing of ‘mere disputes’

SpeechesNick HerbertNovember 20, 2024Policing, police

We can't talk about Antimicrobial Resistance without talking about TB

In a speech at the UN High Level Meeting on AMR Nick calls for immediate action to tackle drug resistant tuberculosis

SpeechesNick HerbertSeptember 26, 2024United NationsTB

The Holocaust Memorial - how can an idea that is so right have gone so wrong?

Speaking in the House of Lords, Nick warns that the planned location of the Holocaust Memorial at Westminster is a mistake

SpeechesNick HerbertSeptember 4, 2024Holocaust Memorial

The new Government must support racing — the UK’s second biggest sport

In the House of Lords Nick calls on the new Government to support the racing and bloodstock industries

SpeechesNick HerbertJuly 30, 2024racing

Hunts must act to change public and political perception

Nick warns hunt supporters that while the King’s Speech did not include an anti-hunting bill, they are not out of the woods

SpeechesNick HerbertJuly 17, 2024Countryside Alliance, hunting

Nick swears the Oath of Allegiance to the King in the new Parliament

After the General Election, members of the House of Lords are summoned to the new Parliament by the King where (like elected Members of Parliament) they swear an Oath of Allegiance to His Majesty.

SpeechesNick HerbertJuly 10, 2024House of Lords

Protecting our way of life

As the general election approaches, Nick tells My Countryside magazine how he is fighting to preserve the essence of the countryside

Press coverageNick HerbertMay 20, 2024Countryside Alliance

A world increasingly polarised on LGBT rights

Nick reflects on IDAHOBIT - the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia

ArticlesNick HerbertMay 17, 2024LGBT, envoy

UNGA should address TB and antimicrobial resistance together

Nick calls for TB to be addressed at the upcoming High Level Meeting on Anti Microbial Resistance at the UN

BlogNick HerbertMay 15, 2024AMR Review, TB

It’s time the Government stopped harming racing with intrusive meddling

Writing in the Sun, Nick says this major sport should get the poltiical backing it deserves

ArticlesNick HerbertFebruary 23, 2024racing

Conversion Therapy is harmful, cruel and should be banned

Nick supports a ban on Conversion Therapy and renews his call for a Royal Commission on transgender issues

SpeechesNick HerbertFebruary 9, 2024LGBT, envoy

Labour must end its strange obsession with hunting

In a Sunday Telegraph article Nick argues that Labour will never win the trust of rural voters for as long as it goes to war with their traditions

ArticlesNick HerbertDecember 24, 2023hunting, country sports, Countryside Alliance

Nick speaks about the importance of equal marriage

In a debate in the House of Lords on a Church of England report on families, Nick raises the issue of the Church’s attitude to same-sex marriage.

SpeechesNick HerbertDecember 8, 2023lgbt, envoy, global equality caucus, equality

Nick delivers keynote at World Lung Conference

Speaking at the Union conference in Paris, Nick calls for political commitments to end TB to be translated into action.

SpeechesNick HerbertNovember 15, 2023TB

Nick calls for action to support the racing industry

Nick initiates a debate in the House of Lords to call on the Government to back the horseracing and bloodstock industries.

SpeechesNick HerbertSeptember 14, 2023racing

Training for every police officer to tackle ‘corrosive canteen culture’

The Sunday Times reports on a new drive by the College of Policing to improve leadership and standards in the service.

Press coverageNick HerbertJune 18, 2023Policing

Rural groups must unite to shape our countryside’s future

Writing in the Times Nick previews the inaugural Future Countryside Conference

ArticlesNick HerbertJune 5, 2023Future Countryside, Countryside Alliance

Nick calls for action to tackle TB and HIV co-infection

Speaking in the House of Lords on World Aids Day, Nick calls for action to tackle both the HIV/AIDS and TB pandemics

SpeechesNick HerbertDecember 1, 2022TB, international development, Sustainable Development Goals

Nick says that HS2 is needed to expand rail capacity

In the House of Lords Nick says that the West Coast Mainline is Europe's busiest mixed-used line and HS2 is needed to expand capacity

SpeechesNick HerbertNovember 2, 2022HS2, Rail, Trains