Thread by @LizWebsterSBF

🧵 THREAD: Why is food so expensive in Britain and who’s to blame?

A breakdown of food inflation, post-Brexit chaos, and political betrayal 👇

1️⃣ According to The Sunday Times, food prices in the UK have risen 36% since 2020.

That’s more than France 🇫🇷(23%), Germany (25%), and US 🇺🇸(34%).

So much for “cheaper food after Brexit.”
Source: The Times, July 2025

2️⃣ What’s getting hit hardest?

🫒 Olive oil: +115%
🍫 Chocolate: +49%
🥚 Eggs: +50%
🥛 Milk: +42%
🧂 Sugar: +65%

Your food shop is shrinking — and your wages aren’t catching up.

3️⃣ For years, UK supermarkets masked inflation with global supply chains and price wars.

But Brexit changed the game:
❌ More red tape
❌ Labour shortages
❌ 40% of food imported
❌ Domestic farming collapsing under deregulation

4️⃣ While food prices rose…
📜 Labour and the Tories quietly deregulated food protections via Statutory Instruments:

📉 SI 2025/18 – Revoked traceability
📉 SI 2025/361 – Relaxed GMO/feed oversight
📉 SI 2025/753 – Opened floodgates to US food imports

No debate. No scrutiny.

5️⃣ So the question isn’t why food is expensive.

It’s why Britain is paying more for lower standards.

And the answer is:

Deregulation, trade deals, and political betrayal — by both parties.

6️⃣ Households are spending 5% less food (in real terms) than five years ago.

Not because prices have dropped.
But because people are skipping meals, trading down, and cutting back.

7️⃣ This isn’t just a cost-of-living crisis.

It’s a systemic failure caused by:
•Deregulated trade policy
•Hollowed-out farming sector
•No accountability for who pays and who profit.

8️⃣ The UK promised affordable, high-quality food post-Brexit.

We got:
🚨 Record price hikes
🚨 Weakened standards
🚨 No sovereignty, no savings

#Brexit #FoodPrices #SaveBritishFarming