Farmers blockade Dover as food import protests that have rocked EU come to Britain
Farmers are using tractors to stage a slow protest in the Port of Dover about the use of cheap imported food in Britain.
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Farmers are using tractors to stage a slow protest in the Port of Dover about the use of cheap imported food in Britain.
Clarkson, 63, wished 'good luck' to those calling for the French government to respond to demands for better remuneration for produce, less red tape and protection against cheap imports.
Marco Forgione, the Director General of Britain's Institute of Export & International Trade, said: 'The farmers action in the EU is potentially extremely disruptive for Britain'
Defying warnings by the authorities, some farmers converged on the Rungis wholesale market outside of Paris where nearly 80 people were arrested when some individuals penetrated the complex.
The show, Clarkson's Farm , follows the former Top Gear presenter as he tries to navigate running a farm in the Cotswolds as 'Britain's most unlikely farmer'.