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Farmers in tractors take part in a protest over food and farming standards, organised by Save British Farming (SBF), Westminster, London, on the day the amended Agricultural Bill returns to the House of Commons
FARMERS driving tractors staged a demonstration in Westminster today to press their demand for current food standards to be enshrined in law once Brexit takes full effect.
The protest, organised by campaign group Save British Farming, warned against“low welfare” products such as chlorinated chicken and hormone-treated beef being imported from the United States.
Farmers assembled at New Covent Garden before heading for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) in Westminster.
They also went to Parliament Square, where MPs were set to vote last night on an amendment to the Agriculture Bill proposed by the House of Lords. The vote was expected after the Morning Star’s press deadline.
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