How the General Election could shake-up rural Britain and farming communities

Ed Barker, head of policy and external affairs at the Agricultural Industries Confederation, has reflected on some of the issues the new Labour Government needs to address in the agricultural sector

Chris Brayford
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"The biggest question for this Labour Government is quite simply: What do you want?"
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"The biggest question for this Labour Government is quite simply: What do you want?"

The new Labour Government must facilitate a grown-up conversation on food production and rural communities after winning the General Election. After Sir Keir Starmer's Labour Party secured a majority...

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