Farmers 'incensed' by PM's 'ill-judged' comments on 'tax break' for farmers

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said you cannot give a 'tax break' for farmers if you want to drive down NHS waiting lists and mortgage rates

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Farmers 'incensed' by PM's 'ill-judged' comments on 'tax break' for farmers

Farmers have called out the Prime Minister for 'declaring a war on farmers' following his 'staggering ill judged' comments that the public had to choose between declining NHS waiting lists and mortgage...

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