Robert Goodwill MP

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Robert Goodwill MP

Conservative Member of Parliament for Scarborough & Whitby

Bronze statue of Captain James Cook on Whitby's West Cliff.
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Environment

Animal labs back in firing line over outbreak

EXPERTS investigating the foot and mouth outbreak said last night there was a "strong probability" the source of the virus was a laboratory site in Surrey. An inconclusive report by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) also said there was a "real possibility" the disease was spread by human movement, but virtually ruled out theories that it had been spread by floods or through the air.

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