Keir Starmer – Page 3
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NewsUK and Spain agree post-Brexit deal over Gibraltar
The deal will make EU-Gibraltar border crossings for people and goods much easier
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NewsBritish Corner Shop eyeing EU return as Brexit checks set to be scrapped
The company went into administration twice in large part due to irrecoverable financial wounds from Brexit
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NewsFree school meals for over 500,000 more children
The government claims the change will lift 100,000 children across England ‘completely out of poverty'
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NewsMedia Bites 5 June: free school meals, mental health, AI
Free school meals are to be extended to 500,000 more children, the government has said
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Comment & OpinionAs food inflation returns, government is looking desperate
P&Ls cannot sustain the pressures around them, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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Analysis & FeaturesHow retailers are giving prisoners a second chance
An Iceland in HMP Oakwood is helping to prepare prisoners for retail jobs on the outside. It’s part of a growing effort to employ offenders in the food sector
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NewsMedia Bites 30 May: Trump tariff chaos, Asda sales fall, baby formula, drought
Trump’s tariffs can proceed, for now, according to an appeal court
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NewsChancellor faces new industry call for delay to ‘packaging tax’
The BRC warned EPR meant shoppers would be hit with another surge in inflation
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Comment & OpinionBorder checks relaxation is welcome: now the hard work begins
A skilful game of diplomacy will be required to find allies among EU member states, while Defra must resource its work properly
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat does the EU-UK ‘reset’ mean for food & drink supply?
The UK and EU have agreed to slash red tape, removing the need for SPS border checks. Who will it help, who loses out, and how soon?
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Comment & OpinionThe health vs HFSS marketing battle is far from over
Today’s news that the government is delaying its main weapon in the fight against obesity is a throwback to the previous government
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NewsUK and EU reach deals on fishing quotas and food & drink exports
London and Brussels have agreed to extend fishing quotas for 12 years while reducing rules on food trade
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NewsMedia Bites 19 May: EU reset talks, Chinese vapes and M&S hacking
Controversial “reset” talks between the UK and the EU dominate today’s news, while the M&S hacking fallout continues and Trump tariffs lead to potential Chinese vape surge
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Analysis & FeaturesWill UK producers benefit from trade deal with the US?
Keir Starmer’s ‘historic’ US deal may be more about avoiding tariff chaos than pushing exports. So what’s in it for the food industry?
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Comment & OpinionWhat India and US trade deals tell us about the new world order
Gone are the aspirations for global free trade under the umbrella of the World Trade Organization, says Ian Wright, partner at Acuti Associates
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NewsAldi promises no softening of meat and poultry standards even if regulations ease for trade deals
Trade talks between the UK and US have caused alarm over the prospect of hormone-treated beef and chlorinated chicken imports, though fears have been addressed by Keir Starmer’s insistence food standards are non-negotiable
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NewsLabour immigration reforms will pose ‘significant challenges’ to food industry
The proposals could widen talent shortages and up costs for employers in the sector
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NewsMedia Bites 13 May: consumer spending, pub sales, immigration and labour market
Warm weather has boosted consumer spending but wage growth has slowed
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NewsPoultry sector hails end of ‘chlorinated chicken’ threat after UK/US trade deal
The prospect of chlorinated chicken imports has dominated discourse around a potential transatlantic trade deal
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NewsMedia Bites 9 May: trade deals, tariffs and empty shelves
It was wall-to-wall trade deal talk yesterday, with Trump calling the US-UK agreement ‘comprehensive’, despite it being anything but