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LibDems insist they are the 'party of the countryside'

Party Conference fringe event told Liberal Democrats will deliver the level of respect farming and the rural way of life deserve

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
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LibDem MP and Efra Select Committee chair Alistair Carmichael says rural Britain needs more respect
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LibDem MP and Efra Select Committee chair Alistair Carmichael says rural Britain needs more respect

Leading Liberal Democrats have insisted their party is the only one that can truly deliver for farming and rural Britain. Speaking at a fringe event at the LibDem Party Conference in Brighton, that...

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