James Cleverly - Conservative Party leadership candidate: "The primary function of farming is food production, we must never forget that"

"More extreme weather will make farming more challenging, so we must continue to support our farmers to produce enough food whilst also rewarding sustainable practices which ensure we reduce emissions"

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Mr Cleverly told the Conservative Rural Forum how he planned to support farmers and rural communities if he is elected as the next Conservative Party leader.
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Mr Cleverly told the Conservative Rural Forum how he planned to support farmers and rural communities if he is elected as the next Conservative Party leader.

My default position is that our agricultural land should be used for exactly that. We have been incredibly successful at offshore wind and must do more to support rooftop solar so that we are using...

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