'Government must support farmers to increase food self-sufficiency levels' - Jeremy Clarkson

The UK Government must offer as much encouragement to farmers as possible to increase the country’s food self-sufficiency levels, TV star Jeremy Clarkson has said. 

Hannah Binns
News Reporter
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'Government must support farmers to increase food self-sufficiency levels' - Jeremy Clarkson

The UK Government must offer as much encouragement to farmers as possible to increase the country's food self-sufficiency levels, TV star Jeremy Clarkson has said. His remark came during the launch...

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