Keir Starmer – Page 7
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Comment & OpinionLords’ recommendations are draconian, but unlikely to see the light of day
Wes Streeting will be pondering how far a new Labour public health strategy can go down the road of intervention and regulation
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NewsLords’ inquiry demands new taxes ‘hold industry to account’ for obesity crisis
The committee calls for prime minister Keir Starmer and Chancellor Rachel Reeves to take personal charge of a new obesity strategy
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NewsOne third of UK businesses want Labour to slash Brexit red tape
British businesses urged Keir Starmer to reduce trade friction with the EU, according to a new Santander report
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Comment & OpinionWhy isn’t affordable, nutritious food a priority for Starmer?
Tackling the rising cost of food doesn’t come over as a priority for the government, says Joanna Blythman, food journalist and author of Swallow This
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NewsMedia Bites 22 October: ‘indie’ beer, Ocado chairman, Post Office shakeup
Small breweries in the UK are ditching the term ‘craft beer’ in favour of ‘indie beer’
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Comment & OpinionNew Labour government losing goodwill gloss already
There are very few sacred cows Rachel Reeves is reportedly unwilling to slay in what she warned this week would be a “difficult” budget
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat’s in new workers’ rights bill and who should be worried?
It’s been hailed as the best news for workers in years, but it’s set to ban a number of industry practices and heap challenges on HR teams
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Category ReportWhat does whisky want from Starmer?
Scotch exports are down 18% after the post-Covid boom. Now, the industry wants the PM to honour his pre-election vow of support
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NewsMedia Bites 14 October: Waitrose’s James Bailey, Home Bargains, Energy bills and farming
Waitrose executive director James Bailey traces his love for the upmarket retailer back to his mum taking him to the Eastbourne branch as a six-year-old
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NewsMedia Bites 11 October: UK economy back in growth, workers reforms
The UK economy has returned to growth in August
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NewsBrexit border requirements on EU food imports delayed once more
New safety and security certificates were supposed to be introduced at the end of October as part of the Border Target Operating Model
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NewsBritish food and drink exports slump in first half of year on EU trade barriers
The food industry is calling for reduced trade barriers with the European Union
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Comment & OpinionThe new Efra Select Committee head is shrewd, radical – and cunning
My guess is Alistair Carmichael will also use his committee to hold Labour to account on policy on rural affairs, says Ian Wright, co-chair of the Food & Drink Export Council
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NewsMedia Bites 19 September: Brexit labelling, Asda, John Lewis
As the government ends ‘not for EU’ labelling, the papers scrutinise Mohsin Issa’s decision to step down at Asda
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NewsLabour urged to cut spirits duty after scotch whisky export slide
Volumes fell by the equivalent of 566 million 70cl bottles
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Analysis & FeaturesChina-EU trade war: what UK food and drink stands to gain… and lose
Tensions between Beijing and Brussels are running high – and UK pork and alcohol suppliers are watching with bated breath
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NewsDarzi report calls for ‘bold action’ to regulate food industry on obesity
The report by the leading cancer surgeon and ex health minister today contrasts the lack of action taken by govenments to tackle obesity to the succession of interventions that have successfully slashed smoking rates
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Comment & OpinionFSA food safety shake-up will ultimately come down to politics
Will a new Labour government, which itself brought the FSA into being, back plans that may be perceived as a two-tier system of regulation?
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Comment & OpinionPM’s business partnership pledge will be tough to pull off
This morning, Starmer became the first prime minister to address the TUC congress since Gordon Brown in 2009
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NewsKeir Starmer hails post-Brexit German treaty as he aims to reset EU relations
The British prime minister met with his German counterpart, chancellor Olaf Scholz, for talks on a new bilateral deal