Farming not mentioned in Chancellor Rachel Reeves' Spring Statement

The more than 4,000 word speech contained no mention of the words farming, agriculture, food security, nature or rural

Chris Brayford
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"This Government has shown they do not understand rural areas like ours."
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"This Government has shown they do not understand rural areas like ours."

MPs have been left disappointed after Chancellor Rachel Reeves did not mention farming or rural communities in her Spring Statement. Delivering the speech earlier today in Westminster, Ms Reeves set...

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