Davey: Cynical pre-election giveaway won’t win back farmers

EMBARGO: 22:30 Monday 19th February 

Responding to the Prime Minister's £220m funding package for farmers, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey MP said: 

"Conservative Prime Ministers have spent years taking farmers for granted. From the botched rollout of farm payments to trade deals undercutting our farmers, this Government has let down rural communities at every turn.

"Rural communities have been ignored by Rishi Sunak. His Government just doesn’t care and doesn’t get it, this cynical pre-election giveaway doesn't do anything to change that. 

“From Shropshire to Somerset it’s the Liberal Democrats who are standing up for our farming communities who are backing us to send a message to this Government.”

ENDS