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Reform UK Conference: "It's no wonder so many farmers are turning to Reform"

MS for South Wales East Laura Anne Jones told delegates at Conference that Reform will scrap Inheritance Tax and deliver a scheme which rewards and recognises the central role of food production if the party wins the next General Election

Chris Brayford
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Laura Anne Jones, who is from a farming background, said: "There is a distinct lack of understanding of our countryside by Labour, and in fact they show disdain for it. Punishing them at every turn, unable to understand that, if there are no farmers, there is no food!"
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Laura Anne Jones, who is from a farming background, said: "There is a distinct lack of understanding of our countryside by Labour, and in fact they show disdain for it. Punishing them at every turn, unable to understand that, if there are no farmers, there is no food!"

Labour's 'lack of understanding' on rural, farming and countryside affairs in Wales and England is pushing farmers to breaking point, with Reform UK the party with the most to gain at the next General...

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