British farmers ripped off by MAFF, say Tories

29 April 1998

British farmers ripped off by MAFF, say Tories

LABOUR has ripped off Britains farmers, accuses shadow farm minister Michael Jack.

Mr Jack, who is calling for a change of heart from Government or a change of minister at the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF), claims the department deliberately held back £139 million-worth of support from Britains hard-pressed farmers.