Keir Starmer's 'Brexit Betrayal' risks wiping out £810million from British farmers' profits

Keir Starmer's 'Brexit Betrayal' risks wiping out £810million from British farmers' profits

Sir Keir Starmer’s pursuit of alignment with the European Union risks wiping out between £500million and £810million from farmers' profits, a damning new report has revealed.Research conducted by the Andersons Centre for CropLifeUK found an "immediate cliff-edge" scenario of alignment on agri-pesticide regulation under a new UK-EU Sanitary & Phytosanitary Agreement could also reduce food production for key staples.Wheat production could fall by …

Food Sector Calls For Phased Approach To UK-EU SPS Reset To Avoid £810m Loss

UK food and farming organisations are urging the government to build in a transition period if it goes ahead with realigning post‑Brexit agri‑food rules with the EU under the ‘Brexit reset’ talks, arguing an overnight switch back could cost UK businesses up to £810 million. Industry groups warn that an immediate alignment of EU sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) rules on plant protection products would create a “cliff‑edge” change. This would redu…

Rushed EU deal could cost UK growers £810m, report warns

A rushed deal with the EU on crop protection rules could cost British growers up to £810m in a single year and wipe out more than 10% of farm income.