Warning of farm protest 'escalation' from UFU president William Irvine
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00:00I am really pleased with the tournique. It shows the depth of feeling in the rear of Northern Ireland to get this tournique on a nasty winter's night.
00:11So what message is this sending then to Westminster?
00:15This attendance, without a word being said, sends a massively strong message to Westminster that this tax is unfair but not.
00:26Do you expect them to listen though?
00:29Probably in the first instance, no. But this is the start of a journey. This is a nasty, sinister, lamb-grabbing tax.
00:39The people here tonight are here for one reason, to register their disgust at what's been done.
00:47What will happen next though? Could this escalate into more protests like this?
00:52Well, the Labour government would need to talk to us and they would need to listen to our concerns here.
01:00And they would not rule out further escalation if they do not listen.
01:04What would that look like?
01:06Well, we'll read this room tonight and we'll pick our mandate from that.