Five minutes with... new EFRA Committee Chair Alistair Carmichael

The Orkney & Shetland MP says he will be 'first in the queue' to let Government know if it is not doing what it should

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New EFRA Committee chair Alistair Carmichael speaking at the NFU Reception in Brighton
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New EFRA Committee chair Alistair Carmichael speaking at the NFU Reception in Brighton

It has been a busy few weeks for the Orkney and Shetland MP who has been elected to head-up the EFRA Committee following this summer's General Election. Farmers Guardian sat down with Mr Carmichael to...

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