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Opinion: After years of being in opposition and criticising much of Labour policy - could those soundbites come back to haunt Llyr Gruffydd?

Chief reporter Rachael Brown writes about her first impressions of Wales' Farming Minister, Llyr Gruffydd after she sat down with him on farm in Abergavenny.

Rachael Brown
Chief Reporter
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Opinion: After years of being in opposition and criticising much of Labour policy - could those soundbites come back to haunt Llyr Gruffydd?

For the first time in 27 years, Welsh farmers - unlike their English counterparts - have a Minister who does not have to stage a photoshoot marking their first ever visit to a farm. Sitting down with...

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