Farmers hope Lords will strengthen UK food safety standards

Peers will reconsider legislation after amendments were rejected in House of CommonsFarmers and green campaigners are pinning their hopes on the House of Lords to make last-minute changes to the government's agriculture bill to strengthen safeguards on food safety and animal welfare.Amendments to the bill that would have secured clear legal status for the UK's existing food and farming standards, which campaigners fear will be at risk in post-Brexit trade deals, were rejected in the House of Commons on Monday night, despite a rebellion from backbench Tory MPs. Continue reading...