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'Just saying you do not want [a bad outcome for primary producers] does not mean it will not happen', says Efra chair

Efra Committee chair Alistair Carmichael raised concerns about price caps and warm words at the Royal Highland Show and said the announcement of price caps on essential items in supermarkets was causing 'a lot of anxiety'

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'Just saying you do not want [a bad outcome for primary producers] does not mean it will not happen', says Efra chair

Efra Committee chair and Liberal Democrat MP Alistair Carmichael highlighted the concern from primary producers following First Minister John Swinney's speech at the Royal Highland Show. Mr Carmichael...

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