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Green leader Zack Polanski: "If you are paying 7p for vegetables then something is not right"

The Green Party leader has taken aim at UK supermarkets, claiming being able to buy vegetables for pennies is ‘not a sign of a healthy system’

Alex Black
Deputy Editor
clock • 2 min read
Green leader Zack Polanski: "If you are paying 7p for vegetables then something is not right"

Zack Polanski has called for tougher regulation of supermarkets, saying that cheap food means that someone in the supply chain is being exploited. In a speech at the bakers' union's conference, Mr Polanski...

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