More4 News: Tory Eurosceptics claim EU farm money

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Three Eurosceptic Conservative MPs have claimed more than £500,000 in EU farm subsidies in the past two years.

New rules came into force this year obliging governments to disclose who claimed what under the much-criticised common agricultural policy.

The figures show Michael Ancram, the former Tory party chairman, received £211,000 for his farm in the Scottish borders.

David Heathcoat-Amory, who famously claimed for bags of manure for his second home, got £114,000 for his Scottish farms, while Philip Dunne was paid £201,000 for his Herefordshire family farm.

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