Steff Aquarone, the Lib Dem MP for North Norfolk, has joined farmers and conservationists in raising concerns following national media reports that Defra's nature-friendly farming budget is set to be slashed in next week's UK spending review.

The Labour government has committed to spending £5bn on sustainable agriculture grants and incentives over two years, but there are fears that the funding's long-term future could be threatened by looming departmental cuts.

Environmentalists warned that reduced spending on the post-Brexit payment schemes, which reward farmers and landowners to create and manage features including nature habitats,........

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