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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Helena Horton

Labour to back down on foie gras and fur bans to ease EU trade deal

Jars of foie gras
Jars of foie gras on a supermarket shelf in Forbach, France. Photograph: 4k-Clips/Alamy

The UK government is to break a manifesto commitment to ban foie gras imports, and has declined to stop fur imports, after the EU made these red lines in its discussions for a trade deal.

Animal welfare charities say they are “bitterly disappointed” that ministers are failing to use powers granted by Brexit to restrict the import of these “cruel” items.

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