Food Checks: Govt announce fifth delay in humiliating U-turn

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Commenting on the most recent delay in border food checks, Liberal Democrat Treasury and Business Spokesperson Sarah Olney said: 

“This humiliating U-turn is just the latest example of Conservative chaos.

“Ministers have been forced to delay their plans amid warnings they’d make food even more expensive. Meanwhile small businesses spent millions preparing for the changes and are now left wondering what’s next.

“A hammer blow to shops and shoppers may have been avoided at the last minute, but the Government should do more than just kick the can down the road. It needs to fix our broken relationship with Europe and guarantee that people won’t see even higher food prices due to paperwork and red tape at the border.”

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