Brits have seen their food bills soar by more than £100 a year after Brexit barriers forced up prices, a new study has found.
The £6 billion hit to UK food bills in 2020 and 2021 was caused by Brexit jacking up the cost of imports - with price hikes hitting the poorest hardest, researchers from LSE said.
The study found that supermarkets “immediately” started passing on the cost of Brexit red tape onto customers in 2020, after having to hire thousands more customs admin staff and deal with new food safety checks.
