PM Sir Keir Starmer quizzed on rural communities feeling 'afraid' of a Labour majority in Government

Conservative MP Graham Stuart had quizzed the Prime Minister on Labour's commitment to rural and farming communities

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"Will the Prime Minister please take this opportunity to reassure people in rural and farming communities that his Labour Government will take notice of them?”
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"Will the Prime Minister please take this opportunity to reassure people in rural and farming communities that his Labour Government will take notice of them?”

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has been challenged on his commitment to rural and farming communities following the State Opening of Parliament. During a debate in the House of Commons following the...

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