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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Adam Forrest

Therese Coffey booed by farmers after refusing to accept food shortage failure

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Tory cabinet minister Therese Coffey was booed by farmers after she refused to accept that the Britain’s supply chain – hit by widespread food shortages – had seen market failure.

The environment secretary rejected responsibility for the current supermarket rationing of fruit and vegetables, saying: “We can’t control the weather in Spain.”

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