CO2 crisis sparks calls for Ministers to treat food as a national security issue

Ministers have been urged to treat food as a national security issue after the Government was forced into a multi-million pound bailout to secure CO2 gas production.

Hannah Binns
News Reporter
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CO2 crisis sparks calls for Ministers to treat food as a national security issue

Following an emergency summit of representatives from the UK's food supply chain, NFU president Minette Batters said the fact that there was 'little to no warning' of the plant closures was an 'indication...

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