Organisers of the Spalding Flower Parade said they might have to import the flowers from France because the UK variety was still a "vista of leaves".

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The UK is considering imposing an import ban on eggs from hens kept in battery cages to protect domestic producers, a peer has said.

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The UK government should press for a ban on the import of eggs from countries that do not comply, she added, as a sign of its strength of feeling about the issue.

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Even though prices have gone down in the UK over the last few years, it can still be much cheaper to import a car from Europe.

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As a final, but vital, benefit, the UK can meet all of its requirements from domestic sources, cutting out the need to import supplies and allaying growing concerns over energy security.

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We may have missed the most important thing separating him from every other senior policy maker in the UK, and the best reason for the chancellor to import him.

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