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MPs warn SFI fiasco is a 'disaster' for food security and nature

LibDems condemn 'first come first served' basis while Conservatives question why Labour would not listen

Rachael Brown
Chief Reporter
clock • 5 min read
Liberal Democrat Farming Spokesperson Tim Farron has demanded Defra addresses the fallout from its SFI failings
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Liberal Democrat Farming Spokesperson Tim Farron has demanded Defra addresses the fallout from its SFI failings

Liberal Democrat MP Tim Farron said the ‘first come, first served system' for SFI was created by the Conservatives and kept by Labour and has ‘let down' farmers once again, describing it as a ‘total disaster'...

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