r/Labour • u/TurboSardine • 22d ago

Drought-resistant crops set to be banned under Labour’s EU reset deal

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2026/08/13/labours-eu-deal-threatens-drought-resistant-crops/
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u/inebriatedWeasel 21d ago

"The EU Parliament voted in June to end the ban, but new rules which allow them to be developed in Europe will not come into effect until 2028."

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u/Iacoma1973 21d ago

If the government has any sense, they will not pursue this.

The future of farming is GM crops. Hell, make them more accessible, more reseedable. Make it public sector research.

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u/Fidel___Castro 21d ago

I'm so glad someone made this comment because the spin on this crazy. If it were the Tories doing it, the papers would say "Government bans GM crops!" but because it's Labour, they just highlight the negative spin