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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Joanna Partridge and Sarah Butler

No 10 food summit ‘no more than a PR stunt’ and failed to tackle key issues

Empty supermarket shelves
The food summit failed to set out measures to safeguard British food production, say attenders. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA

Rishi Sunak’s Downing Street food summit has been described as “empty" by food and farming industry representatives, who rounded on the prime minister for failing to discuss soaring inflation or set out measures to safeguard British food production.

The Farm to Fork summit, the first meeting of its kind, brought together farmers, food producers and some of Britain’s largest supermarkets.

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