Furloughed British workers could pick fruit and veg suggests Environment Secretary

Minister tells furloughed workers they should get fruit-picking jobs to help farmers who are struggling to fill vacancies George Eustice expects there to be a need to recruit British harvest workers  ‘A third of the migrant labour that normally comes to the UK is here,’ he says Up to 80,000 workers, mostly from Eastern Europe, … Read more

Food Secretary George Eustice insists food availability is ‘back to normal levels’

Food Secretary George Eustice insists food availability is ‘back to normal levels’ and reveals supermarkets are adding an extra 300,000 delivery slots – but admits even that will not be enough to meet coronavirus lockdown demand George Eustice revealed supermarkets are adding extra 300,000 delivery slots But the Environment Secretary said it will not be … Read more