However, a leading figure in the Northern Ireland farming community, Harry Sinclair, said there could be a downside to the move.

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However, the president of the Ulster Farmers' Union, Harry Sinclair, said farmers have been told few details of the hardship package and they needed clarity.

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Leonora Sinclair wanted to see Harry Hill while her husband Lloyd Sinclair, 73, wanted to watch football at their home in Enfield, north London, the Old Bailey heard.

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