British baked beans under threat as Andy Burnham drops tariffs on over 100 food products

British baked beans under threat as Andy Burnham drops tariffs on over 100 food products The Budget has done 'nothing to ease the pressures food and drink manufacturers are under', manufacturers warned Sign up to the Politics Newsletter I agree to receive updates and information about my account, the GB News Community, and related products and services from GB News. Email address Sign up By signing up you agree to the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy and Community Rules.

Thank you for signing up! See the latest from GB News here . Choose GB News on Google - add us as a preferred source Choose GB News Support GB News Champion free speech and independent journalism while unlocking exclusive benefits. Support us British baked beans are under threat from Andy Burnham's decision to cut tariffs, producers have warned. After John Healey's first Budget, tariffs on more than 100 food products were suspended. But British food manufacturers have warned cheap exports could undermine the valuable bean-processing industry.

The Princes Group, which makes Branston baked beans, is owned by Italian food conglomerate Newlat and is one of the UK's biggest food manufacturers with around 2,000 employees. TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Heinz baked beans, meanwhile, are produced in Wigan, Greater Manchester. It employs up to 850 people and produces 1.5 million tins a day. Karen Betts, chief executive of the Food and Drink Federation (FDF), said the Budget had done "nothing to ease the pressures food and drink manufacturers are under".

She said: "One of the Chancellor's flagship announcements, removing tariffs from some food and drink products, will have no meaningful impact on consumer prices. "But it will undermine British factories and their workers, grappling with much higher costs, producing the same products." One of John Healey's Budget announcements could 'undermine British factories and their workers' - including beans | GETTY The warning follows Defence Secretary Wes Streeting's suggestion that Britons should stockpile tinned food and bottled water to prepare for war in 1,000 days .

Mr Burnham suggested stockpiling baked beans, soup and Twiglets. A spokesman for the Princes Group said: "Based on our understanding of the proposals so far, removing tariffs on imported finished baked beans is unlikely to have a meaningful impact on prices, particularly as there are currently no tariffs on the imported haricot beans used by UK manufacturers and no tariffs on EU imports. "We believe measures that help address the higher costs of manufacturing food in the UK, particularly energy costs, would have a greater impact for both consumers and British businesses."

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Ms Betts added: "Food and drink manufacturing should be central to the Government’s growth and reindustrialisation agenda. "But time and again, we are treated as an afterthought. "The Treasury, in particular, has persistently failed to recognise the importance of food and drink manufacturing to jobs and prosperity across the length and breadth of the UK" Andy Burnham suggested he would stockpile baked beans, soup and Twiglets in the event of an emergency | PA The membership organisation named confectionery companies Nestle, Haribo, and Cadbury, along with Tiptree jam, as brands which could have been affected.

Last year, the UK and US placed chocolate tariffs of up to 10 per cent on each other. The US has since increased its tariff to 20 per cent, while the UK has dropped it for most products. The Government says the tariff suspensions, taken together with others announced this year, will reduce consumer costs by up to £595million a year, and save households up to £21 on their annual food shop. Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter Politics Zia Yusuf tears into ‘war criminal’ Alistair Campbell in brutal BBC Question Time dressing down Politics Benjamin Netanyahu accuses Arab parties of ‘stealing’ Israeli election as deadlock looms Politics Andy Burnham ally scores John Healey's Budget four out of 10 in damning verdict Politics John Healey defies Andy Burnham's Brexit orders to make bold prediction... and the PM won't like it Politics John Healey blasted by CBI over 'nothing' Budget as Britons receive tax hike warning Politics Lib Dem MP who 'acted aggressively towards' Nigel Farage revealed after Reform leader skips Budget Exclusive Politics John Healey at risk of licensing probe after celebrating 'beer tax' Budget by downing pint Politics BBC told to hold antisemitism inquiry by MPs if it wants its charter renewed Politics Labour condemned over 'shameful' £2billion defence raid in Budget: 'Penny-pinching our military!'

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