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'Shockingly bad' and 'vague', opposition MPs deliver their verdict on Labour's Farming Roadmap

Conservative and LibDem rural representatives criticise document saying it will do nothing to support farmers

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
clock 鈥 4 min read
LibDem rural spokesperson said: . The loss of food security and the loss of farm businesses at this dangerous time means I would ask the Secretary of State to think again鈥
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LibDem rural spokesperson said: . The loss of food security and the loss of farm businesses at this dangerous time means I would ask the Secretary of State to think again鈥

Opposition MPs have warned Defra's Farming Roadmap risks doubling costs and bureaucracy on farms while at the same time leaving English farmers as the only ones in Europe who are not actively supported...

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