Sustain coordianted a letter to David Davis outlining the case for food and farming to be top of his agenda in his Ministerial position of negotiating the UK's exit from the EU. Read on for a sample of some of the press coverage of this letter.
The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jul/14/post-brexit-farming-subsidies-must-protect-nature-84-groups-say
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jul/14/post-brexit-farming-subsidies-must-protect-nature-84-groups-say
Grocer mention of letter (paywall)http://www.thegrocer.co.uk/finance/brexit/theresa-mays-new-government-the-industry-reacts/539024.article
Blue and Green Tomorrow website http://blueandgreentomorrow.com/2016/07/14/take-control-farming-food-fisheries-brexit-government-urged/
Just-food.com (paywall)
http://www.just-food.com/news/uks-new-pm-urged-to-adopt-common-sense-food-policies_id133808.aspx
http://www.just-food.com/news/uks-new-pm-urged-to-adopt-common-sense-food-policies_id133808.aspx
New Food Magazine
http://www.newfoodmagazine.com/25703/news/industry-news/brexit-sustain-david-davis/
http://www.newfoodmagazine.com/25703/news/industry-news/brexit-sustain-david-davis/
Business Green
Food Ingredients First
http://www.foodingredientsfirst.com/news/UK-Food-Industry-Stakeholders-Write-to-New-Prime-Minister-Expressing-Concern-about-Brexit-Negotiations.html?frompage=index&tracking=Headlines
http://www.foodingredientsfirst.com/news/UK-Food-Industry-Stakeholders-Write-to-New-Prime-Minister-Expressing-Concern-about-Brexit-Negotiations.html?frompage=index&tracking=Headlines
The letter can be found here and the original press release here. Sustain is coordinating activity on Brexit amongst sympathetic organisations. Please get in touch with ben@sustainweb.org if you want to be kept in the loop on this work.
Published Wednesday 27 July 2016
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