Labour urged to reset relationship with Welsh farmers and reverse Tory cuts
PLAID Cymru urged Labour today to reset the government’s relationship with farmers in Wales and reverse the Tories’ cuts to the rural affairs budget.
On the first day of the Royal Welsh Show, Plaid Cymru agriculture spokespersons Llyr Gruffydd and Ann Davies highlighted the vital role that Welsh farmers play in preserving the nation’s language and culture, with the industry being the “backbone of rural Wales.”
They said in a joint statement: “Our rural economy and culture are nothing without Welsh farmers, yet governments in both Cardiff and London have ignored this fact for too long.
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