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Government must make policy changes if our new Land Army is to become permanent

With the final take-up of the Pick For Britain scheme patchy, Government must come up with a ‘Plan B’ to ensure growers can continue to access enough labour after Brexit, says Daniel Zeichner, Labour’s Shadow Farming Minister.

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Government must make policy changes if our new Land Army is to become permanent

With the final take-up of the Pick For Britain scheme patchy, Government must come up with a ‘Plan B' to ensure growers can continue to access enough labour after Brexit, says Daniel Zeichner, Labour's...

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