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Sir Keir Starmer warned he has a 'fight on his hands' as rallies across UK are planned

Labour Government will only be happy when 'countryside does not exist' says demonstration organiser

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Events up and down the country are planned to 'Back British Farming'
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Events up and down the country are planned to 'Back British Farming'

A third-generation farmer from North Yorkshire has told Sir Keir Starmer that his treatment of rural communities has left him with ‘a fight on his hands'. Clare Wise, a family farmer from Skipton on...

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