How will the Ulster Unionist Party back farmers at the next General Election?

The party has delivered its General Election manifesto setting out its priorities for farmers and rural communities in Northern Ireland

Chris Brayford
clock • 3 min read
Ulster Unionist Party leader Doug Beattie at the launch of the party's General Election manifesto on June 26. "Farmers are the bedrock of our rural communities." (@uuponline)
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Ulster Unionist Party leader Doug Beattie at the launch of the party's General Election manifesto on June 26. "Farmers are the bedrock of our rural communities." (@uuponline)

The Ulster Unionist Party have published their General Election manifesto to reveal how it will deliver a plan to support farmers and the agricultural sector. Doug Beattie, Ulster Unionist Party leader,...

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