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Coffey also told MPs that the shortage should be resolved in two to four weeks, with shelves in other countries including Ukraine full with vegetables

Environment Secretary Thérèse Coffey has told Brits to ‘eat turnips’ as the vegetable shortage in the UK rages on. Coffey has served as Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs since October 2022.

The 51-year-old also informed MPs that the current shortage of produce which has left many supermarket shelves bare, will be a temporary issue that should be resolved in two to four weeks.

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