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Eric Williams

Farm tax is risk to UK food security, says former foreign secretary

People at a Save British Farming protest in London amid concerns for the UK’s food security (Eric Williams/PA) - (PA Wire)

Rachel Reeves’ inheritance tax hike on farms is a risk to UK food security, James Cleverly has said.

The former foreign secretary told reporters at a press conference at the National Liberal Club in Whitehall he feared the Government had not considered a scenario of “moderate disruption” to food supplies, despite warning signs during the Russian-Ukraine war.

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