Iran war: PM urged to not forget farming families in £53m heating oil package

Will rural and farming communities be included in the Government's recently announced heating oil support package?

Chris Brayford
clock • 5 min read
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer also announced that the Government will push ahead with its long-term plan to build Britain’s energy security and independence. What will this mean for developments on prime agricultural farmland?
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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer also announced that the Government will push ahead with its long-term plan to build Britain’s energy security and independence. What will this mean for developments on prime agricultural farmland?

Farming groups have urged Prime Minister Keir Starmer to show that the Government cares about rural communities by making them eligible for a scheme designed to support them with oil and heating bills...

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