Keir Starmer – Page 8
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NewsDefra promises farmer support deal amid low sector confidence
New UK government figures show more than one in 10 farmers are planning to leave the sector
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Comment & OpinionGuinness is a bright spot in Diageo’s otherwise tough year
Guinness’ success shows how brands can trump even the toughest of economic headwinds
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NewsLand used to grow fruit & veg must double, say environment and farming groups
In an open letter co-ordinated by the Soil Association, celebrities have joined voices to call on the new prime minister to back and scale up the UK horticulture sector
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Comment & OpinionKing’s Speech will cost millions, but it’s been broadly welcomed
A renewed focus on food offers hope as well as trepidation
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NewsLabour more focused on food industry than Tories, claims IGD report
The ‘New government, new direction?’ report says Starmer will bring in policies to tackle the “everyday” economy
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat’s on the food to-do list for the new Labour government?
Labour has pledged to back farmers, sort the ‘omnishambles’ of DRS and EPR, and get strict on health targets. What will its first move be?
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NewsFuture of CBD and lab meat approvals hinges on Labour support
FSA chair Susan Jebb told a behind-closed-doors meeting that ‘competing priorities’ and concerns over the initial cost could kill off its proposals
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NewsNew Defra secretary Reed unveils five key priorities
Streatham and Croydon North MP Reed held the shadow environment secretary brief in opposition
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NewsElection 2024: Minette Batters appointed a life peer as Labour romps to victory
Batters will sit as a non-party political, cross-bench peer once sworn in at the House of Lords
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Analysis & FeaturesGrocery heavyweights’ wishlist for new government
The election of the first Labour government in 14 years is seismic, not least for the food and drink industry
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NewsMedia Bites 5 July: General election, Co-op, John Lewis
The pound held firm this morning as Labour won a large majority in the general election and Sir Keir Starmer pledged that “change begins now”
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Comment & OpinionThe Grocer’s six asks of the new Labour government
New policy is either expected or to be hoped for on issues such as wages, health, sustainability and more, but it’s also about the approach
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NewsMedia Bites 4 July: General election, Tesco, Diageo
As Britain heads to the polls, the papers are dominated by the general election
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Comment & OpinionThe four Labour power players for food and drink
Here’s my lowdown of the key players in a possible Labour government, and how to do business with them, says Ian Wright, co-chair of the Food & Drink Export Council
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Analysis & FeaturesElection: how will the parties unlock post-Brexit Britain’s potential?
Labour is focused on rebuilding EU relations, the Lib Dems want to rejoin the single market and the Tories want to press ahead with work so far
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Analysis & FeaturesElection: what do the parties promise when it comes to business and workers' rights?
With less than two weeks to go, here’s what the big hitters have to say on business rates, wages, worker rights, apprenticeships, taxes and more
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Comment & OpinionWhat immigration will mean for UK food & drink
Newcomers to the UK will import inspirational tastes, flavours and customs along with religious and cultural festivals, says Richard Cope, senior trends consultant at Mintel Consulting
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Analysis & FeaturesGeneral election: What are the main parties promising on food and farming?
With the manifestos out, part three of our election analysis series examines pledges for a sector that has never been higher up the political agenda
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NewsMedia Bites 14 June: Labour manifesto, Brexit, Fuller’s
The release of Labour’s manifesto is the main news in this morning’s papers
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NewsIceland shoppers say cost of living crisis is the biggest political issue facing Britain
Iceland has been collecting the views of its shoppers as part of Richard Walker’s “supermarket manifesto”