Reform 'throwing farmers under bus' in chlorine-backed US trade deal

Nigel Farage and now Lee Anderson have supported a chlorine-backed deal with Trump. Farmers have spoken about why the measure could undermine them

Chris Brayford
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Lee Anderson, Reform UK said: "There is outrage over chlorinated chicken. Simple solution - just do not buy it. It is not that complicated."
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Lee Anderson, Reform UK said: "There is outrage over chlorinated chicken. Simple solution - just do not buy it. It is not that complicated."

Farmers have called out MPs for their backing of a US trade deal involving food which has been washed in chlorine-washed, with some claiming they feel 'undermined and betrayed'. Reform UK Leader Nigel...

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