Farmers stage demos at ports in Felixstowe and Bristol

British farmers said they are being 'undercut' by cheap imports on supermarket shelves while feeling 'devalued' by Government with changes to Inheritance Tax, all at a time when producers face ever increasing costs to produce food

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'Save British Farms' - Farmers protesting at the Port of Felixstowe this morning (January 23).
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'Save British Farms' - Farmers protesting at the Port of Felixstowe this morning (January 23).

Food producers have orchestrated protests at ports in Suffolk and Bristol to seek an overhaul of a 'broken' food system in the UK. Farmers have staged demonstrations at the Port of Felixstowe and the...

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