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OPINION: 'Broken promises, increased taxation, plugging support schemes and empty words have pushed farmers to breaking point'

News and business reporter Chris Brayford discusses the dwindling trust between Government and farmers

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Chris Brayford: "It feels like already dwindling trust between Government and farmers, which long surpassed the moment when Sir Keir Starmer entered through the doors of Number 10, has been shattered. Íæż½ã½ã deserve so much better than to be referred to as ‘blockers'."
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Chris Brayford: "It feels like already dwindling trust between Government and farmers, which long surpassed the moment when Sir Keir Starmer entered through the doors of Number 10, has been shattered. Íæż½ã½ã deserve so much better than to be referred to as ‘blockers'."

It has been a long and difficult eight months for the agricultural sector since Labour won last year's General Election. Broken promises, increased taxation, plugging support schemes, and empty words...

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