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Standing up for Nature



My poll for the best and worst Defra Secretary of State closes at 6pm so if you haven’t voted yet you need to get a move on! Click here.
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Benn by a whisker. Paterson was poor, but Mr Cameron wasto blame for appointing him in the first place. Liz Truss might turn it round with her 25 Year Nature Plan but she’s missing the potential of the role other than exports and more intensive farming.