Defra non-exec director Ben Goldsmith facing calls to quit over wild boar police probe

Defra board member and financier Ben Goldsmith is facing calls for his resignation following a police probe into allegations he released deer and wild boar around his farm in Somerset.

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Defra board member and financier Ben Goldsmith is facing calls for his resignation following a police probe into allegations he released deer and wild boar around his farm in Somerset. Mr Goldsmith,...

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