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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
David Maddox and Harriette Boucher

Starmer accused of ‘holding farmers in contempt’ after axing post-Brexit payment

Ministers are being accused of “treating farmers with contempt” after halting applications for a major post-Brexit payment scheme in what is already being dubbed as “a war on farmers”.

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch launched a blistering attack after Labour announced late on Tuesday night that it would cancel the sustainable farming incentive (SFI), just six weeks before farmers are set to file their tax returns.

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