EXCLUSIVE - Sarah Champion: "We can and should be even more ambitious when it comes to buying British"

Rotherham MP Sarah Champion has written exclusively for Farmers Guardian on how her 'Buy British Bill' could increase public procurement and ensure the UK produces more food from British farms

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Speaking ahead of the Public Procurement (British Goods and Services) Bill's second reading on June 20, Labour MP Sarah Champion said: "When we buy abroad, the risks inevitably increase, and we have less visibility over standards."
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Speaking ahead of the Public Procurement (British Goods and Services) Bill's second reading on June 20, Labour MP Sarah Champion said: "When we buy abroad, the risks inevitably increase, and we have less visibility over standards."

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