Labour MPs Push for UK Food Labelling, $500M Boost

0:00From across Europe, powered by AI, this is Europe News Today. I'm Cory with the story. Rural labor MPs are pushing hard for a fair shake for British farms, calling for Australian style origin labeling that scores food out of five, based. On how much comes from the UK, they're saying this could pump 500 million pounds straight into farm profits amid tough times. These folks in the 40 strong labor rural research group kicked off their spring campaign on Monday, slamming the current rules that led imported. Ingredients hide behind a maid in Britain label. They also won welfare scores on packaging, so shoppers know animal conditions, plus government promises to match UK standards in new trade deals. Farmers are getting hit by skyrocketing costs, extra red tape, and cheap imports. And these MPs argue better labels would let consumers back British. Produce easily. One MP put it like this. Shoppers deserve the full story on where foods from and how it's raised.

1:00The group is also after more muscle for the supermarket watchdog to crack down on late payments and unfair pricing. They say the changes won't jack up living costs much, and boosting farms would lift whole rural communities. Governments firing back with 345 million pounds in equivalent grants last month, plus eyes on global supply issues. They're sticking to strong labeling rules already, and watching for unfair foreign edges. This campaign's got momentum as labor men's fences with. Farmers post budget tax drama