Brexit a Bigger Threat to U.K. Food Supplies Than Virus, MPs Say
I think the concentration on coronavirus has been accompanied by a deliberate process of neglect in terms of Brexit negotiations and I fear a really awful winter as the two strands of major threat entwine is in prospect for rural communities. This article tells us:
A disorderly break with the European Union at the end of the year poses a bigger threat to Britain’s food supplies than the coronavirus pandemic that saw supermarket shelves emptied, a Parliamentary committee warned.
In a report published on Thursday, the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee called on Boris Johnson’s government to complete an urgent review of the food industry’s resilience to shocks like Brexit and climate change. The panel singled out the importation of produce from overseas on a just-in-time basis as a particular concern.
“The government cannot afford to be complacent,” the report said. “It should provide reassurances that food supply disruptions have been factored into contingency planning for the end of the transition period.”