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UK farmers considering plans for a nationwide fuel and fertiliser protest

Can Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Chancellor Rachel Reeves learn an invaluable lesson from the fuel strike in 2000 to support farmers and hauliers before it is too late?

Chris Brayford
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Could farmers in the UK stage protests similar to the ones in the Republic of Ireland and the fuel crisis of 2000?
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Could farmers in the UK stage protests similar to the ones in the Republic of Ireland and the fuel crisis of 2000?

British farmers could be prepared to hold a national protest in the coming days if the Government does not step up to support the sector as it deals with 'unsustainable' price surges to fertiliser and...

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