Nicholson condemns ‘bad deal’ for farmers in the North

Ulster Unionist Party MEP Jim Nicholson has criticised the British government for negotiating a deal which will see a substantial reduction in the amount of EU rural development money coming to the North between 2007 – 2013.

Ulster Unionist Party MEP Jim Nicholson has criticised the British government for negotiating a deal which will see a substantial reduction in the amount of EU rural development money coming to the North between 2007 and 2013.

In a statement, Mr Nicholson said: “Once again the UK Government has a negotiated a bad deal that will impact adversely upon Northern Ireland’s farmers placing us at a serious competitive disadvantage compared to our counterparts in other regions of the EU.