Rishi Sunak vs Keir Starmer: Farming not mentioned in General Election TV debate, but who will you vote for?

There are three more planned debates ahead of the vote on July 4

Rachael Brown
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Rishi Sunak vs Keir Starmer: Farming not mentioned in General Election TV debate, but who will you vote for?

Labour leader Keir Starmer and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak went head to head in their first live TV debate of this General Election campaign, with farmers recognising a noticeable absence of agricultural...

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