Labour promises to transfer 'power from Westminster to rural communities'

Speaking at the Future Countryside event, the Shadow Defra Secretary stressed the importance of devolution to initiate positive change in rural communities

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Labour promises to transfer 'power from Westminster to rural communities'

People from urban areas should not tell those who live and work in the countryside how to live their lives. That was the message from Shadow Defra Secretary Steve Reed, less than 24 hours before his party...

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