MP accuses AFBI of ‘marking own homework’ in wake of serious whistleblowing allegations

MP accuses AFBI of ‘marking own homework’ in wake of serious whistleblowing allegations

DUP Agriculture Spokesperson Carla Lockhart MP has accused the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) of marking its own homework, following a series of whistleblowing allegations centred on its Hillsborough site.

MP accuses AFBI of ‘marking its own homework’ over whistleblowing allegations

DUP Agriculture Spokesperson Carla Lockhart MP Serious whistleblowing allegations involving animal welfare, biosecurity and environmental practices at Northern Ireland’s Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) should be subjected to a genuinely independent examination, a DUP MP has said. Upper Bann MP and DUP Agriculture spokesperson Carla Lockhart has questioned whether investigations into concerns at AFBI’s Hillsborough site can command pub…