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EXCLUSIVE - Dr Danny Chambers: "The UK is worryingly unprepared for another disease outbreak"

Liberal Democrat MP Dr Danny Chambers said the UK needs to get serious and start preparing for the next animal disease outbreak

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Winchester MP Danny Chambers said: "It would seem that the lessons from the past have not been learned."
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Winchester MP Danny Chambers said: "It would seem that the lessons from the past have not been learned."

Farmers in Britain are facing challenges from every angle - the family farm tax, climate change, rising costs and the uncertainty of international trade deals. But there is another threat lurking in...

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