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EXCLUSIVE - Steve Barclay: "Sacrificing UK progress on gene editing would risk seeing us fall behind other countries"

Former Defra Secretary Steve Barclay said gene editing could be a game-changer for the precision breeding of crops and livestock

Chris Brayford
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North East Cambridgeshire MP Steve Barclay said: "It is not enough for ministers to simply say food security is part of national security. Policy must back this up if it is to be more than just an empty slogan."
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North East Cambridgeshire MP Steve Barclay said: "It is not enough for ministers to simply say food security is part of national security. Policy must back this up if it is to be more than just an empty slogan."

During my time as Defra Secretary, I always had the needs of farmers at the forefront of my mind. After all, it is not enough for ministers to simply say food security is part of national security....

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