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Watch: Sunak tells Britains farmers Ive got your back | News [Video]

Rishi Sunak told farmers Ive got your back during a speech at the National Farmers Union (NFU) annual conference on Tuesday (20 February). The Prime Minister outlined a doubling of the amount of funding going to technology and innovation schemes such as robotics, roof-top solar, and agricultural research, helping farmers to increase productivity. In the first speech by a Prime Minister to the NFU conference since 2008, Mr Sunak said: You produce the food we need food that is some of the best and highest quality anywhere in the world. And thats why I say to all of you and to Britains farmers, just as I did, in my very first speech in Parliament: Ive got your back.

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Rishi Sunak tries to shore up rural Tory heartlands in speech telling farmers he is ‘by your side’ and talking up 220m investment in new technology – but is warned ministers must take food security more seriously [Video]

Rishi Sunak is addressing the National Farmers’ Union conference in Birmingham – after rescheduling Cabinet so he could make a personal appeal.

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VOA60 America – White House Confirms Russia Pursuing Space-Based Anti-Satellite System [Video]

A new national security concern that came to light this week is a Russian anti-satellite capability, the White House confirmed Thursday. White House National Security spokesperson John Kirby said the technology is not an active capability that’s been deployed.