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NFU Conference: Farmer protester says Steve Reed should resign after 'repeated lies' to farmers

Yorkshire-based farmer disrupts Secretary of State's speech with banner quoting PM's promise to industry

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Farmers angry at Labour 'lies' attempt to storm the stage at NFU Conference
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Farmers angry at Labour 'lies' attempt to storm the stage at NFU Conference

A farmer said repeated lies by the Government had led him to disrupt Defra Secretary Steve Reed as the Minister delivered his main address at the NFU Conference in London today. Yorkshire-based mixed...

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