The Liberal Democrats have accused the Conservative government of risking farmers’ livelihoods over its “botched” handling of the agricultural transition. The latest Defra figures reveal the government underspent £265m of its annual farming budget for England of about £2.4bn for the 2022-23 financial year, the Lib Dems said. Tim Farron, Liberal Democrat MP for Westmorland […]
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