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Farming should be taught in schools and better understood in Westminster, says Labour MP

Maya Ellis MP made political history by becoming the first Labour MP ever elected in the traditionally Conservative rural seat, Ribble Valley

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Maya Ellis MP: "I would love it if our curriculum review ended up with some form of compulsory teaching in schools about where our food comes from." (Quote: Blog Preston)
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Maya Ellis MP: "I would love it if our curriculum review ended up with some form of compulsory teaching in schools about where our food comes from." (Quote: Blog Preston)

Ribble Valley MP Maya Ellis has called for greater understanding of farming and rural life in Westminster. She also said that getting food education into schools and children out onto farms was something...

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