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Government places 'handbrake' on UK food production by ignoring supply chain crisis

Government has put a ‘handbrake’ on the UK’s ability to produce British food by refusing to fix or even acknowledge the industry’s structural issues, according to farm leaders.

Hannah Binns
News Reporter
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Government places 'handbrake' on UK food production by ignoring supply chain crisis

Government has put a ‘handbrake’ on the UK’s ability to produce British food by refusing to fix or even acknowledge the industry’s structural issues, according to farm leaders. Restrictive post-Brexit...

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