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Countryside must be at heart of Andy Burnham's reset, insist Labour MPs

A new study says rural communities are central to food security, clean energy, housing, nature recovery and long-term growth

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
clock • 3 min read
James Naish MP, author of a new Labour group study says Andy Burnham must put rural Britain at heart of his Government
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James Naish MP, author of a new Labour group study says Andy Burnham must put rural Britain at heart of his Government

Andy Burnham must put rural Britain at the heart of the party's reset, a new report has urged. The study published by the Labour Rural Research Group (LRRG), in partnership with the Country Land and...

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