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Government accused of undermining domestic production to woo US imports

Removal of SPS for fruit and veg will open the door for greater access to the UK market, said a farming campaign group

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A campaign group has warned UK growers are being undermined by government trade policy
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A campaign group has warned UK growers are being undermined by government trade policy

The Government has been accused of undermining UK farming by removing key Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standards (SPS) protections in order to pursue a deregulated model designed for American imports...

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