This weekend, I was approached by a young farmer who wants to succeed his grandfather as a tenant farmer. His landlord is the Church Commissioners—not so much a Christian organisation as a violently commercial one, which I suppose may be its right. Can my right hon. Friend assure all our good, solid tenant farmers, who are the bedrock of our support in the countryside, that we stand four-square behind them against rapacious landlords?
Agriculture Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Edward Leigh
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 3 February 2020.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Agriculture Bill.
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