Big Brother star Cameron Kinch has praised GB News for helping him champion the crisis facing Britain’s farmers, while launching a furious attack on Labour’s controversial family farm tax.
The former contestant, who became a viewer favourite on the hit reality show, joined GB News in Westminster after winning praise for using his time in the house to spotlight the pressures on UK agriculture.
Mr Kinch said he applied for Big Brother after previously speaking to GB News during the farming protests and quickly realised it was a chance to “bang the drum for British agriculture” to a national audience.
He told The People’s Channel he wanted to highlight the “hard work farmers do to put food on our tables three times a day” and raise the alarm about the “shocking” challenges now facing the sector.
The farmer said: “I’ve got to thank you guys. I mean, I did a bit of TV with you guys for the farming protests and then, I know a couple of months later I said, ‘Oh, I quite like this TV malarkey’.
“I’ve always been a big fan of Big Brother, it’s an amazing show. And so when the applications opened, I just applied. And I think nine months later I was in the show.”
GB News Martin Daubney replied: “And of course it’s an incredible turnaround, but you brought a serious, serious issue to the nation’s attention, one very close to your heart”.
Mr Kinch said: “I kept banging the drum for British agriculture. I went in there because I’m a great fan of the show, I think it’s an amazing show, but a secondary reason to go in there was to bang the drum for British agriculture.
Cameron Kinch thanked GB News for ‘banging the drum’
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“The hard work we do to put food on our tables three times a day. And on top of that, what’s happening to our industry at the minute.”
“Look, we’ve got family farm tax, that’s the most major one. We’ve also got fertiliser tax, we’ve got the cuts to environmental subsidies.
“The list goes on. It is shocking. And to bring that to a broader audience, I absolutely loved doing it.
“I’m hoping they will do a U-turn. Obviously I’m hoping they do. But look, I went into the house and I think it’s got even worse.
Cameron Kinch broke down on last week’s episode of Big Brother
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“Labour’s mission, I’m a farmer and what’s happening is horrendous to our industry. And they need to think again.”
A government spokesperson told GB News: “We recognise the importance of farming and, through new technology, streamlined regulation and nature-friendly farming schemes, we are helping farmers produce food for the nation. Our farming roadmap will set out our long-term vision for the sector.”
Mr Kinch broke down in tears on last week’s episode of Big Brother, as he fought for his place in the final.
The young farmer was overcome with emotions when he explained that the prize money, should he go on to win the series, would be put towards keeping his family’s farm afloat.
When questioned about their motivations, the young farmer delivered an emotional answer that moved his fellow housemates and viewers to tears.
He said: “If I was to win, I’d be using the money to possibly pay for family farm tax more so than anything else.
“I lose sleep over what it might mean for the farm. It’s a really s*** position that a farmer has to come on here to try to win £100,000, so their farm (survives), it’s not fair.
“The farm is your lifestyle. It’s your way of life. You’re on the farm 24/7, but you do it to hand it over to your kids, your grandkids. It’s our legacy.
“When the best advice has been to do something that’s now going to cripple us, to sell off land which will make your farm less productive, it’s devastating.
“When your dad’s worked for years and years, to think it might be whacked away from him at the very last hurdle.”