Stephen Cadogan: Brexit latest fresh milk threat

We are one of the biggest consumers of milk in Europe, at 43.5 million litres per year.

But few seem to be aware that the milk we put in our cereals each morning and in our cups of tea throughout the day is an endangered product.

Only farmers have sounded the alarm, and they could now be accused of crying wolf, repeating their annual warning that the economic sustainability of fresh milk production is threatened.