Government must act to stop farming collapsing under the strain of coronavirus

Government must intervene to prevent agriculture from collapsing under the strain of the virus or risk hampering the wider economic recovery, says Ben Lake MP for Ceredigion.

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Government must act to stop farming collapsing under the strain of coronavirus

Government must intervene to prevent agriculture from collapsing under the strain of the virus or risk hampering the wider economic recovery, says Ben Lake MP for Ceredigion. The first Covid-19 cases...

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