Rishi Sunak has accused Vladimir Putin of setting off an “energy and food price bomb”.
The prime minister was announcing his government’s three-point plan to support British farming when he made the comments on Tuesday 20 February.
“Food security is a vital part of our national security, and recent years have brought home the truth of that,” Mr Sunak said.
“Putin set off not just an energy price bomb, but a food price bomb too.”
The prime minister added that it is “important to strengthen food security at home” in an age of climate change and instability.
