A Shropshire MP is backing a new policy announced at the Liberal Democrat Conference pledging more support for British farmers to produce food more sustainably, protect the environment and uphold world-leading standards in trade deals.
North Shropshire MP Helen Morgan voiced her support as the wide-ranging Food and Farming policy motion was given overwhelming support by Lib Dem party members on Monday.
The policy paper was led by former National Farmers’ Union vice president Stuart Roberts, a former Conservative who has since joined the Liberal Democrats and become chair of the party’s food and farming policy group. “Stuart Roberts and the team have done a fantastic job of putting together a paper which backs British farmers and sets out in clear terms the policies needed to support the agricultural industry.
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