28/08/25 'Disappointment' from food industry as minister says EU export checks to last until 2027, bee insemination

Changes to the costs, paperwork and bureaucracy that are hampering agri-food exports from Great Britain to the European Union won’t be in place until 2027. Nick Thomas–Symonds, the minister for EU relations, has been setting out his priorities for the future of the UK-EU relationship in a speech in front of industry representatives and journalists. We speak to trade expert David Henig and hear how food exporters are 'disappointed' that barriers to trade won't be removed sooner.

As part of our week-long look at pollinators, we visit Bishop’s Bees in Devon, where owner Darren Molyneux is developing genetic lines suited to the UK climate using artificial insemination.

Presented by Caz Graham and produced by Beatrice Fenton.