Peer pressure over farm standards – The Yorkshire Post says

THANK YOU to Tory peer Anne McIntosh for responding to the challenge set by The Yorkshire Post earlier this week – and taking up the issue of food safety, and animal welfare, after Tory Ministers and MPs effectively voted for a diminution of standards.
By YP Comment
Published 26th Jul 2020, 05:57 BST
Boris Johnson is accused of putting farming and food standards at risk.Boris Johnson is accused of putting farming and food standards at risk.
Boris Johnson is accused of putting farming and food standards at risk.

The former Thirsk and Malton MP told the Lords that the move “is just not a Conservative thing to do” and that even clearer labelling, a regular refrain of this newspaper over the past decade, will not make a significant difference as price remains the key determinate of shoppers.

And while Lord Gardiner of Kimble, an Environment Minister, notes that “all EU food safety, animal welfare and environmental standards will be retained and form part of our domestic law” when the Brexit transition period ends, perhaps he’d explain how this is compatible with a Commons motion which rejects the need for imported agricultural goods to meet the standards demanded of UK farmers and food producers.

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Editor’s note: first and foremost - and rarely have I written down these words with more sincerity - I hope this finds you well.

Will Brexit compromise food and animal welfare standards?Will Brexit compromise food and animal welfare standards?
Will Brexit compromise food and animal welfare standards?

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Sincerely. Thank you.

James Mitchinson

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