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Eustice rejects calls to put Trade and Agriculture Commission on statutory footing

Defra Secretary George Eustice has rejected calls from farming groups and MPs to put the Trade and Agriculture Commission on a statutory footing.

Abi Kay
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Eustice rejects calls to put Trade and Agriculture Commission on statutory footing

Defra Secretary George Eustice has rejected calls from farming groups and MPs to put the Trade and Agriculture Commission on a statutory footing. NFU president Minette Batters, who led the 18-month...

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