How does Nigel Farage's Reform Party plan to back British farmers at the General Election?

If elected to Parliament, Reform have outlined some of the measures they would implement within the first 100 days and thereafter

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"We will help farmers to farm, not pay them to leave or retire." (@Nigel_Farage)
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"We will help farmers to farm, not pay them to leave or retire." (@Nigel_Farage)

With a General Election just 20 days away, political parties have been releasing details of how they plan to support farmers. This week, the Conservatives released their 'bold plan' of action including...

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