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The rural agenda needs to be placed firmly at the heart of policy making after Government scrap HS2

MP for Buckingham Greg Smith said decisions affecting the countryside are made by people with 'no practical understanding' of rural communities and their livelihoods

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(From left to right) MP Greg Smith, Defra Secretary Therese Coffey, Countryside Alliance chief executive Tim Bonner, Jonathan Brunyee and Conservative Rural Forum chair Lizzie Hacking
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(From left to right) MP Greg Smith, Defra Secretary Therese Coffey, Countryside Alliance chief executive Tim Bonner, Jonathan Brunyee and Conservative Rural Forum chair Lizzie Hacking

Conservative MP Greg Smith has criticised policy decisions which have had lasting impacts on farmers and rural communities after the Government scrapped HS2 this week. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak told...

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