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Letters: "Why the Government must stop ignoring UK food security"

This week from Farmers Guardian readers: Ian Howie, Hereford, discusses concerns that Government policy could undermine UK food security

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Sir Keir Starmer

Sir Keir Starmer, despite the dangers of doing so, continues to ignore the risks associated with the UK's food security, when it should be regarded as an essential part of the UK's national policy for...

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