Steve Reed news and analysis – Page 3
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Comment & OpinionDefra’s Food Strategy will fail if it doesn’t support growth
Addressing obesity, sustainability and food security all crucial in food strategy but so is growth
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Analysis & FeaturesFood Strategy board: who’s on it and what will they do?
Defra has named 13 food ‘big hitters’ who will form the group. But some sources fear the lineup is ‘imbalanced’ toward intervention
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NewsFarmers outraged as key sustainable farming subsidy closed at short notice
The farming sector has been blindsided by the announcement to close applications to the Sustainable Farming Incentive
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NewsUK ‘walking into major food safety and security storm’, horsemeat scandal expert warns
Professor Chris Elliott, who led on the horsemeat scandal response to government, was one of many experts who warned of food safety threats
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Comment & OpinionPeckish and Scoot could be a gamechanger for rapid delivery
The Co-op’s Peckish and Booker’s Scoot are the first rapid delivery solutions to be developed by wholesalers
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Analysis & FeaturesNFU Conference: what could Steve Reed offer angry farmers?
Faced with furious questions and protests, Reed tried in vain to reassure a farming sector left reeling by the much-hated ‘family farm tax’
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Comment & OpinionFarmers won’t go quietly on IHT as Reed takes heat at NFU Conference
In his speech to the NFU, Defra secretary Steve Reed tried in vain to emphasise the policy change was merely ‘the straw that broke the camel’s back’
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NewsDefra aims to reset farming sector relations with raft of NFU conference announcements
The NFU’s annual conference will see the union look to reset the farming sector’s relationship with government following the Chancellor’s controversial budget
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NewsMedia Bites 24 February: Buy British, CMA, Just Eat, AI CVs
Hospitals, schools and prisons will be urged to buy more British food, as part of a government push to heal a rift with farmers over changes to inheritance tax, reports The Guardian. Environment secretary Steve Reed, will tell the NFU annual conference on Tuesday the public sector ...
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NewsFoie gras import ban may be at risk, animal campaigners warn
Charities have warned there could be negative impacts for animals under the Labour Party’s promised veterinary agreement with the EU
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NewsRSPCA welcomes new UK government procurement policy as a ‘good start’
The organisation said it hoped it would pave the way for improvements to UK Government Buying Standards to ensure food provided in hospitals and schools was produced to higher animal welfare standards
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Comment & OpinionWill the National Food Strategy’s ‘experts’ succeed in creating economic growth?
Within the next two years, the government expects this group to tackle issues such as the obesity crisis, the race to net zero, food security and turbocharging growth in the food sector
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NewsNational Food Strategy recruiting ‘industry experts’ as sector council faces axe
It is understood the birth of the new expert panel could also spell the end for the Food & Drink Sector Council
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Comment & OpinionFDF: two key priorities for National Food Strategy
We want the UK to have the most competitive, innovative and productive food and drink manufacturing sector in Europe, says Karen Betts, CEO of the FDF
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Category ReportThe great escape: eggs category report 2025
UK retailers and suppliers are freeing their hens and switching to cage-free eggs. Why are some against this move?
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Comment & OpinionLabour’s idea of food security is a larder full of junk food
Food policy in Whitehall has been dictated by technocratic corporates for years, says Joanna Blythman, food journalist and author of Swallow This
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NewsMedia Bites 31 January: Trump tariffs, bird flu, alcohol duty
Draught pints will cost 1p less from Thursday because of a cut in alcohol duty in a move intended to help the sector grow, among other news
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NewsHealthy food price rises double that of unhealthy, finds report
The Food Foundation’s Broken Plate report reveals healthier foods grew more expensive at twice the rate of less healthy options over the period
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NewsTesco, Lidl, Co-op and Aldi call for ‘pause’ on ‘Family Farm Tax’
Tesco CCO Ashwin Prasad said the retailer wanted a halt in the rollout of inheritance tax reforms and was calling for a long-term government vision for farming
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Comment & OpinionMPs must win retailer support for ‘seemingly cursed’ DRS
MPs must make clearer where they stand on the DRS – and try and win back Welsh government support