Dairy Matters: Phil Latham - "The heckling is over, it's time to deliver the promised change"

The 83 words mentioned in the Labour manifesto aren't enough for us to understand the detail of their policies

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Dairy Matters: Phil Latham - "The heckling is over, it's time to deliver the promised change"

I am heartened by Steve Reed's five priorities, including the ongoing commitment to Defra's bovine TB policy and to nature recovery, as they are both costly and will require Government investment, as the...

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