Farmers donate 6.7 tonnes of food providing 15,500 meals for London food bank

Farmers from across the UK turned out in their thousands to fight Labour's family farm tax, whilst donating vast amounts of British produce to a London food bank

Emily Ashworth
Digital Editor
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Farmers donate 6.7 tonnes of food providing 15,500 meals for London food bank

On November 19 farmers from across the country may have gathered in London to speak out against Chancellor Rachel Reeves' Budget announcement around Agricultural Property Relief, but it was also an event...

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