![Sir Keir Starmer said: "And today [May 20], we are cutting red diesel costs for farmers by a third, delivering the lowest rate for 20 years, that is alongside a record £11.8 million on the farming budget and a new national programme to redistribute surplus food."](https://image.chitra.live/api/v1/wps/1bef612/473bc8e5-4fcf-4d3b-8cbb-e6248f88af3a/7/Keir-Starmer-679x419.jpg "Sir Keir Starmer said: \"And today [May 20], we are cutting red diesel costs for farmers by a third, delivering the lowest rate for 20 years, that is alongside a record £11.8 million on the farming budget and a new national programme to redistribute surplus food.\"")
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Sir Keir Starmer said: "And today [May 20], we are cutting red diesel costs for farmers by a third, delivering the lowest rate for 20 years, that is alongside a record £11.8 million on the farming budget and a new national programme to redistribute surplus food."
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has revealed the Government will cut farmers' red diesel duty by up to a third to support the sector with rising key farm input costs. In a joint statement with Chancellor...
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