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Former Labour adviser and Tony Blair aide claims Britain 'does not need farmers'

"It (farming) is an industry we can do without. We do not need small (family) farmers"

Chris Brayford
clock • 4 min read
"²ÝÁñÉçÇø still get a privileged status for their farms and for me personally, I am in favour of doing what Margaret Thatcher did to the miners." (@johnmcternan)
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"²ÝÁñÉçÇø still get a privileged status for their farms and for me personally, I am in favour of doing what Margaret Thatcher did to the miners." (@johnmcternan)

A former Labour adviser has claimed Britain 'no longer needs farmers' in a row over Agricultural Property Relief (APR). John McTernan, who was a director of political operations under former Prime Minister...

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