![Tim Farron said: "I wonder whether he [Sir Keir] is aware that the hill farmers who maintain those stunning landscapes in the lakes and elsewhere will be earning on average significantly less than or barely half of the national minimum wage due to cuts in their income, despite the fact that they provide the backdrop to the remarkably important tourism economy."](https://image.chitra.live/api/v1/wps/8594be4/1bb089ba-ae3e-411c-8384-3e14101dce46/7/Starmer-Screenshot-2-679x419.jpg "Tim Farron said: \"I wonder whether he [Sir Keir] is aware that the hill farmers who maintain those stunning landscapes in the lakes and elsewhere will be earning on average significantly less than or barely half of the national minimum wage due to cuts in their income, despite the fact that they provide the backdrop to the remarkably important tourism economy.\"")
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Tim Farron said: "I wonder whether he [Sir Keir] is aware that the hill farmers who maintain those stunning landscapes in the lakes and elsewhere will be earning on average significantly less than or barely half of the national minimum wage due to cuts in their income, despite the fact that they provide the backdrop to the remarkably important tourism economy."
Upland farmers Sir Keir Starmer has turned down an opportunity to personally meet with upland farmers who face 'poverty and financial hardship' despite their heroic efforts to produce food and maintain...
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