Eustice defends meat consumption at Lords’ environment hearing

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Speaking at a meeting of the House of Lords’ Environment and Climate Change Committee, Defra secretary George Eustice MP said that it was “depressing” when people “simplify the argument” surrounding meat consumption to “livestock are bad, therefore eat less meat.”

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