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EXCLUSIVE - Aphra Brandreth: "We cannot achieve our shared and ambitious environmental and nature goals without farmers"

Chester South and Eddisbury MP Aphra Brandreth said Government needs farmers onboard if the UK is to successful reach its climate and nature goals

Chris Brayford
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Aphra Brandreth, MP for Chester South and Eddisbury, said: "We need to reject the extreme voices who want to seriously cut back our livestock sector or push up already unsustainably high energy costs."
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Aphra Brandreth, MP for Chester South and Eddisbury, said: "We need to reject the extreme voices who want to seriously cut back our livestock sector or push up already unsustainably high energy costs."

If you want a practical and successful climate and nature policy, you need farmers on board. It is not a surprise to me that when I am out and about, farmers and growers often talk about the weather...

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