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Poll: British public overwhelmingly back post-Brexit retention of food and environmental standards

James Murray
James Murray
clock 09 April 2018 •
Poll: British public overwhelmingly back post-Brexit retention of food and environmental standards

Survey suggests over 80 per cent of people want UK keep current food safety regulations, even if it killed prospects of a US trade deal

The British public overwhelmingly support the retention of existing food and environmental standards post-Brexit, even if it scuppers prospects of a new UK-US trade deal. That is the conclusion of a...

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