Tenant Farmers Association criticises Prime Minister for broken promise over solar farm decision

The TFA has urgently called for answers following a decision earlier this week to allow a major solar development on the Sturdy family's tenanted farm in North Yorkshire

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Tenant Farmers Association criticises Prime Minister for broken promise over solar farm decision

The Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) has criticised the Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer for breaking his promise that solar farm developments would not be at the expense of tenant farmers. Tenant farmers...

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