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Labour backbencher support remains in focus to pressurise Gov to listen to farmers' IHT concerns

NFU president Tom Bradshaw said backbencher Labour MPs in rural and inner city constituencies were still 'absolutely the route through this'

Rachael Brown
Chief Reporter
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Left to right: NFUS president Andrew Connon, NFU Cymru president Aled Jones, NFU president Tom Bradshaw and Ulster Farmers' Union president William Irvine. PHOTO CREDIT: Lloyd Sturdy.
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Left to right: NFUS president Andrew Connon, NFU Cymru president Aled Jones, NFU president Tom Bradshaw and Ulster Farmers' Union president William Irvine. PHOTO CREDIT: Lloyd Sturdy.

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