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17. August 2012, 22:36:30

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Subject: Freedom of speech...

Up to 30 people including dairy farmers have blockaded a Muller factory in Shropshire. The Market Drayton protest, organised by Farmers for Action, is part of a campaign to get a better deal on the price they are paid for their milk.

Tractors and trailers blocked two entrances on Friday evening.

A Farmers for Action spokesman said it expected to blockade the site until 02:00 or 03:00 BST on Saturday depending on negotiations with Muller.

About 20 or 30 people were estimated to be involved, BBC reporter Kate Tebby said. Farmer Paul Rowbottom, from Farmers for Action, described the action as a "gentle reminder".

He said: "People are going to go bust. They're getting paid about 25p a litre and it's costing 31p a litre to produce it. "All the supermarkets and dairies have got to get the price back to the farmer. There would be a 24-hour shutdown in the future if they don't come and give us the money.

"We'll just keep going one by one [with protests] until they get the message."