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Tim Farron: "I cannot remember a time when farmers were treated so badly by those in power"

Mr Farron, Liberal Democrats spokesperson for rural affairs, writes for Farmers Guardian on issues including withdrawing BPS, Inheritance Tax changes, Donald Trump, food security and backing British farmers

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Tim Farron, MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale, said: "My party are utterly committed to fighting the corner of British farmers against a Government which does not understand them and frankly does not seem to care either."
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Tim Farron, MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale, said: "My party are utterly committed to fighting the corner of British farmers against a Government which does not understand them and frankly does not seem to care either."

One thing that unites an often very divided House of Commons is that MPs from all parties will say that UK farmers are the best in the world and that we are all proud to back British farming. But...

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