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MPs say new OEP chair must build better relations with farming

Committees give backing to Dame Helen Ghosh's appointment but urge her to retain Government independece

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
clock 鈥� 2 min read
Dame Helen Ghosh has been employed in the past by Defra and the National Trust
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Dame Helen Ghosh has been employed in the past by Defra and the National Trust

MPs give their backing to Defra's proposed chair of Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) but insist she must improve relations with farmers and environmentalists. Following an extensive parliamentary...

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