国际英语资讯:UK industry bodies criticize ministers claim about no food shortage in no-deal Brexit
<p><span word="LONDON">LONDON</span>, <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 1-- <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="cabinet">cabinet</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="Gove">Gove</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="remarks">remarks</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="no">no</span>-<span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="wouldn">wouldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="shortages">shortages</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="criticism">criticism</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="bodies">bodies</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="impossible">impossible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mitigate">mitigate</span> <span word="fully">fully</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="neither">neither</span> <span word="retailers">retailers</span> <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="stockpile">stockpile</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="foods">foods</span>.</p><p><span word="Gove">Gove</span>, <span word="Chancellor">Chancellor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Duchy">Duchy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Lancaster">Lancaster</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="BBC">BBC</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Andrew">Andrew</span> <span word="Marr">Marr</span> <span word="Show">Show</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="need">need</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="no">no</span>-<span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="increase">increase</span>. <span word="Gove">Gove</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="comments">comments</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span>, "<span word="Get">Get</span> <span word="Ready">Ready</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span>", <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="owners">owners</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="UK">UK</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="exit">exit</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>.</p><p><span word="Responding">Responding</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Gove">Gove</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="remarks">remarks</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spokesperson">spokesperson</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Retail">Retail</span> <span word="Consortium">Consortium</span> (<span word="BRC">BRC</span>) <span word="said">said</span>: "<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="categorically">categorically</span> <span word="untrue">untrue</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="unaffected">unaffected</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="no">no</span>-<span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="retail">retail</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="crystal">crystal</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="communications">communications</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> 36 <span word="months">months</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="availability">availability</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="foods">foods</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="impacted">impacted</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="checks">checks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="delays">delays</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="border">border</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="BRC">BRC</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="assessment">assessment</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="shown">shown</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="soft">soft</span> <span word="fruits">fruits</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vegetables">vegetables</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="strawberries">strawberries</span>, <span word="tomatoes">tomatoes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lettuces">lettuces</span>, <span word="would">would</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="reduced">reduced</span> <span word="availability">availability</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="imported">imported</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="winter">winter</span> <span word="months">months</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spokesperson">spokesperson</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="spokesperson">spokesperson</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="no">no</span>-<span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="October">October</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="present">present</span> "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="worlds">worlds</span>" <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="shop">shop</span> <span word="there">there</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="retailers">retailers</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="preparing">preparing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span>, <span word="stretching">stretching</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="limited">limited</span> <span word="warehousing">warehousing</span> <span word="capacity">capacity</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="importing">importing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>, <span word="magnifying">magnifying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="delays">delays</span>."</p>
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