標題: Keir Starmer urges government to buy more food from British farmers [打印本頁] 作者: geemong 時間: 2021-2-23 13:51 標題: Keir Starmer urges government to buy more food from British farmers
Keir Starmer urges government to buy more food from
British farmers
The government should buy ข้อดีของเกม SLOTXO โบนัสสูง ได้เงินจริง more British food,
Sir Keir Starmer will say in a speech to the National Farmers Union conference.
The Labour leader will also argue that the idea his party is anti-countryside is
"more perception than reality".
Meanwhile NFU leader Minette Batters will urge politicians to address the gap between
urban and rural areas.
Environment Secretary George Eustice is also expected to address the conference.
During his speech, Sir Keir is expected to say the government should look at whether
more of its catering spend could go towards buying British food.
A 2014 government report said the public sector spent about £2.4bn on food for
schools, hospitals and the armed forces.
Sir Keir will also argue that money from his proposed Covid Recovery Bond scheme
could go towards helping rural communities, for example by investing in long-term
flood protections.
The proposed bond, which Sir Keir outlined last week, would offer people a savings
account with the government at a competitive interest rate - and the cash raised
would then be spent on rebuilding the country post-Covid-19.
Sir Keir's appearance at the conference will be the first by a Labour leader since 2008
and he will use the opportunity to tackle perceptions of a "distance that has grown"
between his party and rural communities.
He will argue that Labour has strong connections to the countryside, citing its support
for protecting British food standards.作者: cffsome123 時間: 2021-4-5 13:35
