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Coffey blasts MP 'pathetic' in ill-tempered Efra appearance

Defra Secretary Therese Coffey made an ill-tempered appearance before MPs this week, telling one Efra Committee member to ‘grow up’ before dismissing his questions on food poverty as ‘pathetic’.

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
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Coffey blasts MP 'pathetic' in ill-tempered Efra appearance

Defra Secretary Therese Coffey made an ill-tempered appearance before MPs this week, telling one Efra Committee member to grow up before dismissing his questions on food poverty as pathetic. The session,...

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