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Clarkson's Farm star 'Cheerful Charlie' predicts a third of farm businesses could 'go under' after Rachel Reeves' Autumn Budget

'Cheerful Charlie' could soon be known as 'Cheerless Charlie' after Rachel Reeves' Autumn Budget

Chris Brayford
clock • 2 min read
Charlie Ireland, managing partner at Ceres Rural said: "It is the most seismic thing to hit British farming in the quarter century I have been in business."
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Charlie Ireland, managing partner at Ceres Rural said: "It is the most seismic thing to hit British farming in the quarter century I have been in business."

A third of Britain's farm businesses could struggle to survive Chancellor Rachel Reeves' Budget and shut down for good, according to Clarkson's Farm star 'Cheerful' Charlie Ireland. Having received...

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