Former Conservative Minister Jacob Rees-Mogg accused of 'hypocrisy' over farmer support

The Sturdy family are waiting to hear the outcome of an appeal hearing which could result in around half of their arable farm being taken out of production for a solar farm. The Sturdy family's landlord is the FitzWilliam Trust Corporation. Ms Sturdy has claimed that one of its six trustees, Lady Helena Rees-Mogg, is the wife of Sir Jacob

Rachael Brown
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Former Conservative Minister Jacob Rees-Mogg accused of 'hypocrisy' over farmer support

The former Conservative Brexit Minister, Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg, has been accused of 'hypocrisy' after outwardly claiming to ‘support farmers' following last week's protests in Westminster but privately ‘doing...

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