A RURAL MP has spoken of his outrage after farms were told that they had to meet the cost of dealing with animal diseases such as foot and mouth.
Nigel Evans, MP for the Ribble Valley, spoke after the Government asked for an extra £40 million a year to offset the costs of the outbreak, along with tose of bluetongue and bird flu.
Mr Evans said: "This is simply unbelievable. I had hoped that this Government was beginning to realise the plight of many farmers but they could not have got this decision more wrong.