WATCH: Shadow Agriculture Secretary declares UK food security is 'at risk' amid Labour's war on farmers

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Shadow Defra Secretary Victoria Atkins has launched a scathing attack on the Labour Government's agricultural policies, warning they pose a serious threat to the UK's food security.Speaking on GB News, Atkins expressed deep concern about the impact of several Government measures on British farmers.FULL STORY HERE.

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00:00We look across the pond now to President Trump and his first 100 days. He held a rally last night.

00:07Reports in the papers this morning that the Prime Minister is set to sign up to Brussels food rules.

00:14Now, we know that President Trump will be no fan of that. He's wanted his own trade deal with the UK,

00:20which we know will be based on digital services tax and food imports as well.

00:25Have the Labour government put Europe over the US with this?

00:31Well, what worries me as the shadow DEFRA secretary, shadow agriculture secretary,

00:37is that yet again, Labour has shown their disdain for UK farming because not only have they imposed

00:46or are they imposing the family farm tax, they've increased national insurance on farms.

00:50Farmers are finding it really difficult to make ends meet at the moment.

00:53Now we hear that they are prepared to make massive concessions, if the speculation is correct,

00:59on food imports, on fishing as well. And really, this government needs to get its act together.

01:06Food security is a critical part of our national security.

01:10And yet the Prime Minister, the Chancellor and the DEFRA secretary seem happy to give and concede away

01:16our food security and the security of our fishing industry as well

01:23in order to try and broach deals with the EU, with the US and others.

01:28And so what we're really concerned about is that when Labour negotiates, as we've seen with Chagos,

01:34then Britain loses. And my particular worry is that British farmers will lose as well.

01:39You know, we're really concerned about, though.

01:54We're really concerned about this jetzt.

01:55Into this in the meantime, we're going to prepare for the UK.

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