Boris Johnson and MPs are wearing wheat today to celebrate Back British Farming Day. The scheme, which is run by the National Farmers’ Union (NFU), is designed to improve awareness for local farming. MPs from all political parties have come together to make a united front by wearing heads of wheat to celebrate Back British Farming Day.
MPs from all political parties have come together to make a united front by wearing heads of wheat to celebrate Back British Farming Day.
The gesture was not a subtle tribute to former Prime Minister Theresa May, but a show of support for British farming. Why are MPs wearing sheafs of wheat?
Why are mps wearing wheat sheaf?
Each year, MPs are invited to show their support for British farming by wearing a wool and wheat sheaf pin badge in the Palace of Westminster. Politicians are also posting photographs of the badge, sharing what farming means to them on Twitter, using #Back, british, and farming.
Both party leaders could strangely be seen wearing a sheaf of wheat on the lapels of their jackets as they went at it. The gesture was not a subtle tribute to former Prime Minister Theresa May, but a show of support for British farming. Why are MPs wearing sheafs of wheat?
Why is Boris Johnson wearing a head of wheat?
Boris Johnson is wearing wheat along with MPs today to celebrate Back British Farming Day. The scheme, which is run by the National Farmers’ Union (NFU), is designed to improve awareness for local farming. MPs from all political parties have come together to make a united front by w earing heads of wheat to celebrate Back British Farming Day.
Why is Boris may wearing an ear of wheat at PMQs?
# PMQs everyone wearing heads of wheat on their lapels. Any moment now @theresa_may is going to run through the house of commons pic., and twitter., com/crb9x X9RWm Why has Boris got an ear of wheat sticking out of his jacket? The idea is actually to support Back British Farming Day – which runs to celebrate the UK’s farming industry.