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LibDems attack 'shambolic SFI lottery' as party accuses Conservatives and Labour of leaving farmers 'high and dry'

Liberal Democrat Environment, Food and Rural Affairs spokesperson Tim Farron said turning months of planning and work into a scramble was an 'insult' to the agriculture industry

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
clock 鈥� 3 min read
Liberal Democrat Environment, Food and Rural Affairs spokesperson Tim Farron said: "Turning the bread and butter of British farming support into a scramble is an insult"
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Liberal Democrat Environment, Food and Rural Affairs spokesperson Tim Farron said: "Turning the bread and butter of British farming support into a scramble is an insult"

Liberal Democrat MPs led a House of Commons showdown today accusing the Government of leaving farmers high and dry following the 鈥榮hambolic lottery' of the Sustainable Farming Incentive Window 2 allocation...

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