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NFU president sets out union's asks at Reform UK conference, saying it will take more than scrapping family farm tax to restore farmer confidence

Reform MP Danny Kruger promises to transform Defra with the department run by farmers and those who care for the countryside

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East Wiltshire MP Danny Kruger addressed the NFU brunch event alongside union president Tom Bradshaw
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East Wiltshire MP Danny Kruger addressed the NFU brunch event alongside union president Tom Bradshaw

It will take more than a commitment to scrap the family farm tax to rebuild farmer confidence, NFU president Tom Bradshaw told Reform UK members at the party's conference at the NEC in Birmingham today...

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