Top Blair adviser who said ‘we don’t need small farmers’ disowned by Starmer
John McTernan, who served as Tony Blair’s political secretary, sparked fury as he said family farming is ‘an industry we can do without’
Starmer Slaps Down Ex-Blair Adviser Who Said Labour Should Kill Off Small Farms
Keir Starmer has slapped down a former Labour adviser who said the government should put farms out of business. John McTernan, who worked in No10 when Tony Blair was prime minister, said “we can do to them what Margaret Thatcher did to the miners”.
Starmer hits back at ex-Blair adviser John McTernan who sparked FURY claiming farming 'an industry we could do without'
Sir Keir Starmer has pushed back on comments made by ex-Tony Blair adviser John McTernan, who told GB News small farming is “an industry we can do without”. The former aide's comments come amid ongoing backlash to Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ planned changes to inheritance tax.
Watch: Blair aide says Labour should ‘do to farmers what Thatcher did to miners’
Credit: GBNewsA former aide to Sir Tony Blair has called on Labour to “do to the farmers what Thatcher did to the miners”.John McTernan, who was Sir Tony’s political secretary, told the Chancellor not to budge on her inheritance tax raid on agricultural land,
Fury as ex-Tony Blair aide says UK 'doesn't need small farms' in GB News row
Tony Blair's former political secretary was called ‘heartless' last night after going on an anti-farmer rant in defence of Rachel Reeves' tax hike.
Ex-Labour adviser says 'if farmers want to go on the streets - we can do to them what Thatcher did to miners'
Sir Keir Starmer has distanced himself from comments by a former Tony Blair adviser who said Britain "doesn't need small farmers".
Ex-Blair aide John McTernan claims UK does not need small farmers
Prime Minister says he disagrees with suggestion government should do battle with farmers like Thatcher did with miners
Labour criticises Blair aide who said: ‘Do to farmers what Thatcher did to miners’
John McTernan, who has been a supporter of Sir Keir Starmer, said farming is an industry the UK "could do without"
PM ‘totally disagrees’ with ex-Blair aide’s claim UK does not need small farmers
PM ‘totally disagrees’ with ex-Blair aide’s claim UK does not need small farmers - Former political adviser John McTernan said the Government should ‘do what Margaret Thatcher did to the miners’ to protesting farmers.
Fury as Tony Blair's ex-adviser claims Labour can 'do to farmers what Margaret Thatcher did to miners' and says Britain 'doesn't need small farms'
John McTernan, a former top aide to Tony Blair and a key supporter of Sir Keir Starmer, said the PM could do to farmers 'what Margaret Thatcher did to the miners'.
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Ex-Labour adviser John McTernan references Thatcher in farming debate - it does not end well
In seeking to defend Labour’s planned reforms to inheritance tax, which has been slammed for its impact on farmers, ex-Labour adviser John McTernan decided to reference the controversial former prime ...
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Small farmer comments go too far
John McTernan, my old colleague, has caused a real stushie calling for goodness knows what to happen to farmers for having ...
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Keir Starmer forced to slap down Blair adviser over 'irresponsible' attack on UK farmers
The Prime Minister insisted he “totally disagreed” with comments by Former political aide John McTernan that that the ...
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Former Blair adviser says "we don't need small farmers"
Outlandish comments from former Labour adviser John McTernan have added fuel to the fire in the ongoing budget disputes between the farming sector and government. Speaking on GB News McTernan ...