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Labour hopes to heal rift with farmers with public sector food targets

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Labour hopes to heal rift with farmers with public sector food targets

Labour hopes to heal rift with farmers with public sector food targets

Source: The Guardian

Published: Feb, 23 2025 15:19

Hospitals, schools and prisons to be set target of sourcing half of all food from farms with high welfare standards, which should benefit British growers. Hospitals, schools and prisons are to be urged to buy more British food, as part of a government push to heal a rift with farmers over changes to inheritance tax, the Guardian understands.

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