From the editor: Labour may well be tone deaf to farmers' plight, as Daniel Zeichner let slip this week, but even Sir Keir could not tune out protest noise

This week from Farmers Guardian editor Olivia Midgley

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From the editor: Labour may well be tone deaf to farmers' plight, as Daniel Zeichner let slip this week, but even Sir Keir could not tune out protest noise

Bitterly cold temperatures and rain may have left crowds shivering at this week's London protest but the warmth of the farming community radiated across the capital – not to mention the sound of the horns...

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