For those in Westminster hoping to get a bit of countryside air this Easter week, there’s no need to leave SW1: the farmers will be coming straight to you. Between 50-100 tractors will descend on Parliament Square this evening, gathering from across the country and making the pilgrimage which will start in New Covent Garden Market.
The protestors have three main demands according to Farmers Weekly: a ban on cheaper alternatives to British food being imported, a ban on packaging deemed “dishonest”, and the launch of a national food plan to combat bad trade deals. The demonstration follows a spate of similar protests in Europe, where there have been clashes with riot police, tyre fires and even deaths. Just the quiet send-off MPs will want before recess…
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