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Andy Burnham and the EU SPS deal: who really pays the price?

The Prime Minister claims closer ties with Europe will ’back British farmers, British food producers, and remove red tape from our businesses’ but not everyone is convinced

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
clock • 3 min read
Andy Burnham and the EU SPS deal: who really pays the price?

So you may have noticed farming was not high on Chancellor John Healey's Autumn Budget. But for those watching intently to the pre-statement Prime Minister's Questions, farmers agriculture got a couple...

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