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EXCLUSIVE - Ann Davies: 'Farmers must be at the heart of trade policy'

Plaid Cymru MP Ann Davies writes on how farming standards have been undermined in trade deals, the dangers of Sir Keir鈥檚 appeasement of US President Donald Trump, and why agriculture should be at the heart of trade policy

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Caerfyrddin MP Ann Davies said: "The Government has shown it is prepared to use agriculture as a bargaining chip in tariff negotiations and farming unions are rightly raising the alarm that this may be repeated in the future to reduce tariffs further."
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Caerfyrddin MP Ann Davies said: "The Government has shown it is prepared to use agriculture as a bargaining chip in tariff negotiations and farming unions are rightly raising the alarm that this may be repeated in the future to reduce tariffs further."

The recent state visit of US President Donald Trump was a spectacle of ceremony with red carpets, royal receptions, and carefully staged displays of unity. But for farmers across Britain, the real...

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