Labour MPs call for ‘level playing field’ for farmers

Labour MPs call for ‘level playing field’ for farmers

The Labour Rural Research Group is calling for an overhaul of food labelling and a commitment to protect welfare standards in trade deals. Rural Labour MPs have called for a “level playing field” and Australian-style origin labelling to help make British farms more profitable. With British farmers facing a “perfect storm” of higher costs, more regulation and tougher competition from abroad, a group of Labour MPs is set to spend the spring campai…