Locals worried about plans to build one of the largest mega-farms in Europe in a Norfolk village have accused Liz Truss of playing down their concerns. The former prime minister and Tory candidate for South West Norfolk said she “would be very happy to live next to a pig farm” and condemned “animal extremists intimidating people” when asked about her views on the proposed chicken and pig facilities in the constituency. Food giant Cranswick wants to house 870,000 chickens and 14,000 pigs at the connected sites in Methwold and Feltwell. But the plans have been met with a tide of objections from …
