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PM told food security must be on par with energy security

Is greater emphasis placed on the UK being energy self-sufficient rather than helping farmers to shore up food production during such uncertain times?

Chris Brayford
clock • 2 min read
Bishop Auckland MP Sam Rushworth said: "The surge in the global cost of oil and gas has the risk of pushing food and energy prices which is a real concern for my constituents in Bishop Auckland, just as we are turning a corner in the cost-of-living crisis."
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Bishop Auckland MP Sam Rushworth said: "The surge in the global cost of oil and gas has the risk of pushing food and energy prices which is a real concern for my constituents in Bishop Auckland, just as we are turning a corner in the cost-of-living crisis."

Food security and energy self-sufficiency should be intertwined as integral first steps to protect the UK and its citizens as geopolitical tensions heighten across the Middle East. After Saturday's...

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