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Farage criticised for backing a chlorinated chicken trade deal with Trump

Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage said he would back a trade deal to allow imports of chlorinated chicken to enter the UK from the US, a move which could undercut British farmers

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Tim Farron, Rural Affairs Spokesperson for the Liberal Democrats, said any trade deal including imports of chlorinated chicken to the UK, which Nigel Farage (pictured) has recently backed, would undermine British farming. Mr Farron added: "No one in this country wants chlorinated chicken on our supermarket shelves. He [Nigel Farage] is more interested in being a salesman for Trump than standing up for Britain and our rural communities."
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Tim Farron, Rural Affairs Spokesperson for the Liberal Democrats, said any trade deal including imports of chlorinated chicken to the UK, which Nigel Farage (pictured) has recently backed, would undermine British farming. Mr Farron added: "No one in this country wants chlorinated chicken on our supermarket shelves. He [Nigel Farage] is more interested in being a salesman for Trump than standing up for Britain and our rural communities."

Nigel Farage has come under fire after backing a trade deal which could undermine British farmers with imports of chlorine-washed chicken to enter the UK market. Chlorinated chicken Mr Farage, Reform...

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