![Chester South and Eddisbury MP Aphra Brandreth said: "If Defra Secretary [Steve Reed] cannot even defend such a clear win-win policy from cuts by the Chancellor, we will be left with the conclusion that he simply is not able to stand up for either farmers, rural communities, or the natural environment on which we all depend."](https://image.chitra.live/api/v1/wps/4d28fd6/cfbe73e2-d616-495c-952c-48707efc78b8/9/Aphra-Brandreth-MP-679x419.jpg "Chester South and Eddisbury MP Aphra Brandreth said: \"If Defra Secretary [Steve Reed] cannot even defend such a clear win-win policy from cuts by the Chancellor, we will be left with the conclusion that he simply is not able to stand up for either farmers, rural communities, or the natural environment on which we all depend.\"")
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Chester South and Eddisbury MP Aphra Brandreth said: "If Defra Secretary [Steve Reed] cannot even defend such a clear win-win policy from cuts by the Chancellor, we will be left with the conclusion that he simply is not able to stand up for either farmers, rural communities, or the natural environment on which we all depend."
When I speak with the farmers I represent, I am struck that there are few groups of people who care more about protecting and enhancing our environment. They recognise that food production is built...
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