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Politicians clash at Opposition Day farming debate

Shadow Defra Secretary Steve Barclay claimed to have backed food production, while Labour and the Lib Dems criticised the Conservative record

Alex Black
clock 鈥� 3 min read
Politicians clash at Opposition Day farming debate

Politicians clashed at an opposition debate in Parliament on Tuesday (October 8) as the major parties pointed fingers at each other on their support of farming. Shadow Defra Secretary Steve Barclay...

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