David Chadwick MP meets with local farming community as Lib Dems demand ‘axe the family farm tax’

Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe MP David Chadwick met with his constituents to discuss issues impacting rural communities, as thousands of farmers went to Westminster to air their concerns over the blow the Budget has dealt to family farms.

David with Ed Davey and other Lib Dem MPs at the Rally

He also organised a meeting between local farmers and Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader & Treasury Spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP inside of Parliament. There have also been concerns over the national insurance rise, the removal of previously ring-fenced agricultural funding for the Welsh Government and signs that the UK agricultural budget could be cut in the Spring Statement.

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