Can Labour really afford to cut the green farming budget?

James Murray
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Reports the budget for the Environmental Land Management Scheme could be cut has united farmers, green campaigners, and former Environment Secretaries in warning the UK's climate goals could be put at risk

It is difficult to unite the Conservative Party's warring factions at the moment, especially when it comes to environmental issues, but Labour's mooted plans to cut the budget for green farming initiatives...

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