‘People in the Northeast are poorer under this government’, says Labour MP

In DEFRA questions on Thursday, Labour MP Chi Onwurah accused the government of a lack of action over rising farming costs.

The MP for Newcastle upon Tyne Central said: “People in the Northeast are poorer under this conservative government”.

She added: “What we need is a plan to address rising farming costs, improve and integrate our supply chains, target public procurement and decent wages for working people, not the absolute lack of any action”.