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From the editor: Ben Briggs - Truss must deliver for British farming

During her time as Defra Secretary from 2014-2016, it would have taken the most optimistic of gamblers to place a bet on Liz Truss one day becoming Prime Minister.

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From the editor: Ben Briggs - Truss must deliver for British farming

During her time as Defra Secretary from 2014-2016, it would have taken the most optimistic of gamblers to place a bet on Liz Truss one day becoming Prime Minister. But here we are, in these strange...

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