Muir resignation demand is 'not personal' says UFU
The Ulster Farmers' Union rejects a claim that it is trying to dictate policy after a cattle cull.
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"This organisation has 120 years of history"
— John McLenaghan , Politician
"It needed to look into the legalities of the process and also take consideration of both animal and farmer welfare... that we didn't get."
— John McLenaghan , Politician
"the days of the Ulster Farmers' Union dictating government policy are over"
— Andrew Muir , Politician
"The fact that the UFU have called for a resignation before that review has even concluded, I think speaks very plainly to the motivations behind this"
— Eóin Tennyson , Politician
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The Ulster Farmers' Union rejects a claim that it is trying to dictate policy after a cattle cull.
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