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'We will not go away' - Farmers take supermarket blockades into fourth consecutive week

Farmers held protests at supermarket distribution centres in Leicestershire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Co Londonderry to urge retail bosses for fairness and transparency on pay and food standards

Chris Brayford
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'Raised Right, Raised British' - Farmers making a stand against retailers and the Government. (Back British Farming and Mental Health)
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'Raised Right, Raised British' - Farmers making a stand against retailers and the Government. (Back British Farming and Mental Health)

Supermarkets have been warned that UK farmers will continue to hold protests at distribution centres until they heed calls for fairness in the supply chain. Producers held protests, now in its fourth...

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