All Politics articles – Page 3
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InterviewsHow NFU president Tom Bradshaw took over the baton from Minette Batters
Minette Batters has been a hard act to follow, but new NFU boss Tom Bradshaw has impressed with his steadfast battle against the family farm tax
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NewsWindsor Framework’s final phase hitting NI availability for some products
Checks on food and drink via the third and final phase of the post-Brexit framework came into force on 1 July
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NewsIndia trade deal to secure export wins of almost £6bn: Starmer
Starmer said the deal would ‘unlock new opportunities for businesses and drive growth in every corner of the country, delivering on our Plan for Change’
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NewsTesco launches ‘ambitious’ new drive to tackle 5 a day crisis
A wave of new Clubcard Prices and other offers will be launched across the summer on fruit, veg and other nutritious snacks for children
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NewsAbandon SPS border checks ‘immediately’ urges AIMS
Ministers should press ahead and abandon the existing border framework, said Jason Aldiss, executive director at AIMS
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NewsDeposit return scheme to carry £300m ‘tax hit’ on prices
Soft drinks bosses claim the success of the scheme is being ‘jeopardised’ by the prospect of VAT charges being made on unredeemed deposits on the return scheme
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NewsPlastic: supermarkets agree to work together in ‘bold’ new reuse model
The Grocer revealed in November that supermarkets were gearing up to launch a second major push on reuse and refill technology
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NewsFood price inflation set to hit 5% summer peak, outstripping energy cost concerns
A new report from IGD puts the average rate of food inflation forecast for this year at 4%, up from its previous forecast of 3.3%
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NewsHenry Dimbleby warns government’s Food Strategy is ‘worthless’ without backing from PM
‘To guarantee success, the prime minister needs to step in,’ said Dimbleby
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NewsWelsh government’s Sustainable Farming Scheme still concerning farmers
Earlier proposals for the subsidy scheme had led to a series of farmer protests across Wales
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NewsDefra gives producers some respite from EPR red tape chaos
Defra has brought out new guidance for companies, including concessions on its recyclability assessment methodology
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NewsFood white paper ‘erased’ from Food Strategy after claims of No 10 intervention
It is understood proposals to set out plans for future policies and possibly legislation, which were included in an original draft of the proposals, were ditched after intervention from No 10
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NewsDefra sets out 10-point Food Strategy plan for healthier food and greener supply chain
The outcomes framework includes demands of the industry to make healthy food more affordable and to step up action to tackle the obesity crisis
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NewsNFU calls for ‘no more concessions’ with US on trade
The US has voiced interest in securing further concessions on access to UK agrifood sectors
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NewsHealth campaigners urge ministers to rethink plans to scrap junk food promotions ban
The Grocer yesterday revealed the government’s 10-year-plan for the NHS says ministers expect to repeal the regulations on promotions in prominent locations in store, as well as the ban on multibuys such as bogofs, even though the latter hasn’t yet come into force
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Comment & OpinionRevolutionary health plans will trigger anxiety for supermarkets
Proposals have been met with a mixture of derision and grace from the industry
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NewsChina slaps EU brandy with 35% tariff, but Pernod Ricard, Rémy Cointreau and Möet Hennessy win exemption
Some key suppliers have won a reprieve on the tariffs by agreeing to minimum pricing
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NewsMiddle East conflict: volatile oil prices will push up food and fertiliser costs, experts warn
With energy prices and food production ‘deeply intertwined’, food and fertiliser prices could ‘soon be affected’, putting ‘millions at risk of hunger’, a report has claimed
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NewsAldi delisting trial: Adjudicator wins High Court fight to step in
A High Court judge this week ruled that Adjudicator Mark White should be allowed to intervene in the Aldi case
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NewsScottish government backtracks on plans for draconian HFSS clampdown
Holyrood has rowed back on plans for a ban on all promotions of HFSS products, instead announcing it would mirror the promotions ban brought in under the last Westminster government