Source public sector food from UK post-Brexit, farmers say

NHS, schools, government and other services should use UK ingredients for food wherever possible, according to proposals

Food procured for Britain's public sector after Brexit should be sourced from the UK wherever possible, the biggest farming organisation has said.

Promised sweeping reforms of food and farming have been cast by ministers as a flagship policy that will unlock some of the biggest potential benefits from Brexit. But farmers fear they will lose the 3bn-a-year taxpayer subsidy they enjoy under EU rules and be hamstrung by subsidised competition from Europe.