Boris Johnson has insisted his vision for the food industry is not a 'failure' amid significant criticism from the Government's own food tsar
Nick also pointed out it "dodged the idea of salt and sugar tax" and has "done nothing to try and bring about a reduction in the consumption of meat".Mr Johnson insisted that "what we are looking at is supporting UK farmers, supporting British agriculture", adding: "Frankly, we have got an opportunity now to eat much more domestic produce and improve our food security.
"I'm very grateful to Henry for all the work he has done. This is about helping to support UK food and farming at a particularly important time," he said. He pointed to a global "food crisis" including a "shortage of grain around the world" caused Russia's invasion of Ukraine.The Prime Minister added that innovation and technology in agriculture could "bring costs down for consumers", pointing to a machine that can plant "150,000 cabbages a day".
He insisted his vision would mean "we don't waste a lot of time and money importing stuff when we can grow it beautifully here in the UK".
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