Dr Julia Aglionby - Liberal Democrat candidate: 'No farmer should be asked to produce our food or offset other's carbon emissions at less than the cost of production'

The Penrith and Solway political candidate has written a piece for Farmers Guardian on previous Government policy and how the Liberal Democrats will support farmers ahead of the General Election

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"Sufficient good quality food, nature, flood mitigation and climate are matters of national security." (Julia Aglionby)
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"Sufficient good quality food, nature, flood mitigation and climate are matters of national security." (Julia Aglionby)

'Why stand for Parliament?' many have asked me. Here, I explain my choice to be a Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate and why I am cycling around the constituency to meet as many farmers as possible....

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