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Demonstrations: Whitehall

Asked by Kevin HollinrakeConservativeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 9 December 2025UIN 95685

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions her Department has had with the (a) Mayor of London, (b) Greater London Authority and (c) Metropolitan Police on the decision to cancel the farmers’ tractor protest in

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

This is an operational matter for the police. Defra has had no discussions with them about it.

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