I have become captivated by Margaret Beckett. It's certainly not because of her political views or achievements. I can't think of any opinion we hold in common. Her career in national politics was ...

THE worries expressed to an MP by more than 100 farmers at a crowded meeting in Thirsk have been taken up with Mrs Margaret Beckett, the Secretary of State for the Environment Food and Rural Affairs.

Environment Secretary Margaret Beckett has called for radical change in the way the world generates and uses energy, saying that an international approach to tackling climate change was vital as no ...

RIBBLE Valley MP Nigel Evans has called on Environment, Farming and Rural Affairs Secretary Margaret Beckett to quit over the mix-up between cows and sheeps brains by scientists investigating BSE. He ...

Margaret Beckett is favorite to be elected the next speaker. Senior Labour MPs said they were being put under pressure to endorse Mrs. Beckett, the former foreign secretary, in Monday’s secret ballot ...

Margaret Beckett was embroiled in fresh controversy tonight as she was accused of "petty" behaviour in an extraordinary Cabinet row with her deputy. A damaging rift has opened up between the Foreign ...

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MARGARET BECKETT appears not to have the slightest interest in farming. This is unfortunate for everyone in the industry, since she is the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

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