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EXCLUSIVE - John Milne: "Rural areas feel particularly neglected and misunderstood"

Horsham MP John Milne said Government needs to work with farmers to deliver a rural development strategy which can help farming communities thrive instead of falling further behind urban areas

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Liberal Democrats MP John Milne said: "There鈥檚 a strong argument to say that the central Government has never developed a clear strategy to develop the rural economy."
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Liberal Democrats MP John Milne said: "There鈥檚 a strong argument to say that the central Government has never developed a clear strategy to develop the rural economy."

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