Andrew Griffith MP (Arundel and South Downs) stood alongside farmers protesting the ‘family farm tax’ in a Day of Unity on Saturday, as part of a nationwide series of visible events to highlight the issue.
Farmers gathered in towns and cities across Sussex to thank the public for their support in the campaign to #StopTheFamilyFarmTax and to underline that the farming industry will continue to call for the reversal of the devastating proposals.
Andrew Griffith MP who is a long-standing supporter of local farmers, joined the group outside of Tesco supermarket in Pulborough, just one of the many events co-ordinated by the National Farmers Union and supported by most of the major retailers including Tesco, Lidl, Co-op, Aldi, Asda, Waitrose, M&S and Ocado.
Other protests took place in Crawley (Acorn Retail Park), Chichester (Tesco Extra), Horsham (Carfax), and Worthing (Worthing Pier).
Andrew Griffith said:
“It was good to see our local farmers and public united against the disastrous government death tax on family businesses. This show of unity – outside a supermarket - was a stark reminder to everybody that farmers are source of our food. Store shelves would be empty without the high-quality British produce to fill them. This is not just about British farms, but their future, their families, and the nation’s food supply.”
