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Labour needs to save the horticulture sector from 'decline and disaster' by doubling access to land and reducing imports

A letter has been written to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer calling on his Government to save British horticulture by doubling the available land available to grow fruit and vegetables, promoting healthy diets, backing farmers to produce food sustainably and increase biodiversity, nature and wildlife

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"The bullying behaviour of supermarkets and their suppliers needs to end, we need the return of honesty and decency to our supply chains."
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"The bullying behaviour of supermarkets and their suppliers needs to end, we need the return of honesty and decency to our supply chains."

Farming and environmental campaigners have called on the Prime Minister to scale up food production across Britain in order to save the horticulture sector from decline. In an open letter to PM Sir...

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