Stephen Cadogan: Brexit could equally damage food and farms in UK

Four million new supporters have emerged from an unlikely source for Ireland’s food and drink sector, as it fastens its safety belt ahead of the Brexit impact.

They are 4m employees of food and drink companies in the UK, whose representatives have warned the government in Westminster that the UK and Ireland depend too much on each other for food security, to risk Brexit disruption.

This reminder to protect the interests of the 13.5% of the UK workforce employed in food and drink puts a lot of extra pressure on British Prime Minister Theresa May.