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Rural Labour MPs ramp up pressure on Gov to level the playing field for British farmers

To kickstart its Spring Push campaign on farming profitability, the Labour Rural Research Group wants the Gov to introduce honest labelling on country of origin food, to tackle unfair supermarket practices, and to protect farmers in trade deals from cheap imports

Chris Brayford

05 April 2026 鈥� 5 min read

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Isle of Wight West MP Richard Quigley: "Clearer labelling would boost farmers鈥� profitability and give consumers the confidence to support British produce"

It is time to change the dial on unfair practices which have undermined British farming and restricted profitability for far too long, a collective of rural Labour MPs have said. As part of its Spring...

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Rural Labour MPs ramp up pressure on Gov to level the playing field for British farmers

To kickstart its Spring Push campaign on farming profitability, the Labour Rural Research Group wants the Gov to introduce honest labelling on country of origin food, to tackle unfair supermarket practices, and to protect farmers in trade deals from cheap imports

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Rural Labour MPs ramp up pressure on Gov to level the playing field for British farmers

To kickstart its Spring Push campaign on farming profitability, the Labour Rural Research Group wants the Gov to introduce honest labelling on country of origin food, to tackle unfair supermarket practices, and to protect farmers in trade deals from cheap imports

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