MP accuses Askham Bryan of 'asset stripping' Newton Rigg

An MP has accused Askham Bryan of ‘asset stripping’ Newton Rigg in a brutal Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee hearing.

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MP accuses Askham Bryan of 'asset stripping' Newton Rigg

An MP has accused Askham Bryan of ‘asset stripping' Newton Rigg in a brutal Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee hearing. Askham Bryan management were grilled by Brent North MP Barry...

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