It means the EU has now diverted £8.7m into the coffers of the agricultural operation, Beeswax Dyson, since the Brexit vote in 2016. Official figures show Beeswax Dyson received £2,957,872 in EU direct aid subsidies, which are weighted according to the amount of land owned. He said the strawberry project had not received any farming subsidies. He said: “The Dyson family, and James Dyson in particular, are passionate about farming. Dyson’s firms say his contribution to the EU and UK through import duties alone “dwarfs” any subsidy received for farming.

Source: Daily Mirror September 26, 2020 20:26 UTC