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EXCLUSIVE - Sarah Champion: "We can and should be even more ambitious when it comes to buying British"

Rotherham MP Sarah Champion has written exclusively for Íæż½ã½ã on how her 'Buy British Bill' could increase public procurement and ensure the UK produces more food from British farms

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Speaking ahead of the Public Procurement (British Goods and Services) Bill's second reading on June 20, Labour MP Sarah Champion said: "When we buy abroad, the risks inevitably increase, and we have less visibility over standards."
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Speaking ahead of the Public Procurement (British Goods and Services) Bill's second reading on June 20, Labour MP Sarah Champion said: "When we buy abroad, the risks inevitably increase, and we have less visibility over standards."

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