Protecting food standards today is about building a better rural economy for tomorrow

Ahead of the Commons debate on Lords amendments to the Agriculture Bill this week, Ben Lake, Ceredigion MP and Plaid Cymru’s agriculture spokesman in Westminster, warns protecting food standards today is about building a better rural economy for tomorrow.

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Protecting food standards today is about building a better rural economy for tomorrow

Ahead of the Commons debate on Lords amendments to the Agriculture Bill this week, Ben Lake, Ceredigion MP and Plaid Cymru's agriculture spokesman in Westminster, warns protecting food standards today...

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