Farmers address concerns around food labelling as Sir Ed makes 'Buy British' error

In the aftermath of President Trump's trade tariffs, Sir Ed Davey wanted to promote the need to back British produce. However, he made an unfortunate error while doing so

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Sir Ed's blunder may have raised an important issue around food labelling and the need to define clearly if a product is British produced or not.
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Sir Ed's blunder may have raised an important issue around food labelling and the need to define clearly if a product is British produced or not.

Sir Ed Davey has come under fire from farmers after making a blunder while attempting to back a buy British campaign. The Liberal Democrats Leader has been a vocal opponent of President Donald Trump's...

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