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Baroness Minette Batters calls for 'radical reset' in Defra

The former NFU president said Defra did not have the 鈥榗ommercial expertise and acumen' needed right now to appropriately address food security

Rachael Brown
Chief Reporter
clock 鈥� 4 min read
Baroness Minette Batters calls for 'radical reset' in Defra

The former NFU president has called for a 鈥榬adical reset' in Defra, criticising the historic lack of 鈥榗ommercial expertise' in the department to appropriately deal with the threat of food security...

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