Sir Keir Starmer has hung farmers out to dry

Sir Keir Starmer has hung farmers out to dry

Labour’s policies threaten the future of Britain’s countryside and rural economy

Starmer accused of betraying farmers as British food pledge stalls – Your Capital Minds

Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of betraying Britain’s farmers after a new report revealed Labour has failed to deliver on its manifesto promise to back locally grown food. Before the general election, Labour pledged that half of all food purchased by the public sector would be “locally produced or certified to higher environmental standards.” With the public sector spending an estimated £5 billion a year on food, the pledge was billed as a po…

Starmer accused of betraying farmers as British food pledge stalls

Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of betraying Britain’s farmers after a new report revealed Labour has failed to deliver on its manifesto promise to back locally grown food. Before the general election, Labour pledged that half of all food purchased by the public sector would be “locally produced or certified to higher environmental standards.” With the public sector spending an estimated £5 billion a year on food, the pledge was billed as a po…