Cobra Emergency Meeting Called As Record Heatwave Threatens UK Harvests

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"We can't rely on the global system to produce that food. When we see the impacts of climate change, geopolitics, and mass migration around the world, that's only going to get worse.” Britain's food production is facing an existential threat from extreme climate events, and relying on foreign imports is no longer a viable safety net, says NFU chair Tom Bradshaw. Tom Bradshaw was speaking to Stephen Sackur on The Times At One. Listen live every Monday to Thursday, from 1pm. Read the best of our journalism: https://www.thetimes.com/ Listen live to Times Radio: https://www.thetimes.com/radio/live Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=timesonlinevideo Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timesandsundaytimes/ Find us on X: https://x.com/thetimes Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetimes/

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