All Politics articles – Page 8
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NewsEU announces delay to anti-deforestation law
The European Commission has proposed an extra 12 months to allow businesses to prepare for EUDR
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NewsKids’ food companies challenge supermarkets ‘awash with HFSS and ultra processed food’
The Kids’ Food and Drink Collective (KFDC) launched this week with nine brands as founder members
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NewsCharities tackling food waste fear £15m fund ‘in limbo’ due to budget black hole
The fund is now in doubt as new environment secretary Steve Reed considers if it will form a part of his circular economy strategy
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NewsAmazon makes new supplier moves in bid to avoid adjudicator investigation threat
Amazon said that, among a raft of changes it has made, it is to hold a series of webinars with suppliers to explain the workings of a new dashboard it launched in January
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NewsMPs urge Asda to end ‘gender discrimination’ of workers
Last week, protests were held outside the Manchester Civil Justice Centre, where the case began and is expected to last for three months
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat does the junk food ad ban mean for marketeers?
Food businesses have been somewhat quiet over ad restriction plans. Are they accepting them? Or seeing ways around them?
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Comment & OpinionDitching GB-wide ‘Not for EU’ labels is the sensible decision
These ‘not for EU’ labels were never just about food, or trade, or biosecurity, says international trade editor Maria Gonçalves
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Comment & OpinionThe new Efra Select Committee head is shrewd, radical – and cunning
My guess is Alistair Carmichael will also use his committee to hold Labour to account on policy on rural affairs, says Ian Wright, co-chair of the Food & Drink Export Council
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NewsJunk food watershed and online ban set to come in from October 2025
The new Labour government yesterday promised it would take decisive action to tackle the obesity crisis, said there would be “no more delays”
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Analysis & FeaturesChina-EU trade war: what UK food and drink stands to gain… and lose
Tensions between Beijing and Brussels are running high – and UK pork and alcohol suppliers are watching with bated breath
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NewsMeals & More calls on government to tackle children’s ‘holiday hunger’
The charity wants to see the current funding extended to support children living in poverty
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Comment & OpinionGovernment must think twice about adding costs to businesses
I implore the government to take their time and consider the reality of increase wages, says Dr Jason Wouhra, CEO of Lioncroft Wholesale
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Comment & OpinionDarzi report could push Labour to regulate beyond HFSS
Lord Ara Darzi’s report claims the prolific backtracking and u-turns of the previous government have contributed the childhood obesity crisis
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NewsHenry Dimbleby takes National Food Strategy ‘on the road’ with new government consulting arm
Bramble Intelligence launch follows the setting up of Dimbleby’s Bramble Partners investment firm in January
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NewsTesco loses landmark court showdown over ‘fire and rehire’ tactics
Usdaw took legal action against Tesco to strip some warehouse workers of their higher pay by ending their contracts and then offering to rehire them
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NewsDarzi report calls for ‘bold action’ to regulate food industry on obesity
The report by the leading cancer surgeon and ex health minister today contrasts the lack of action taken by govenments to tackle obesity to the succession of interventions that have successfully slashed smoking rates
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Comment & OpinionFSA food safety shake-up will ultimately come down to politics
Will a new Labour government, which itself brought the FSA into being, back plans that may be perceived as a two-tier system of regulation?
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News£358m Tory underspend on farming a ‘kick in the teeth’, says NFU
The shortfall could impact on the UK farm sector’s plans to hit its 2040 net zero target, the NFU said
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Comment & OpinionPM’s business partnership pledge will be tough to pull off
This morning, Starmer became the first prime minister to address the TUC congress since Gordon Brown in 2009
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NewsLib Dem Alistair Carmichael elected as new Efra committee chair
Carmichael was the sole nomination for the chair of the Efra Committee, and was elected unopposed