Good morning.
We start the day with a stark warning from Grant Shapps over the potential fallout from the food crisis.
The Transport Minister said the world could suffer “a lot of hunger and even famine” as a result of shortages sparked by Putin’s war in Ukraine.
He said it was “absolutely essential” that Ukraine – known as the breadbasket of Europe – could continue to export grains.
Ministers are currently considering options to intervene in the crisis, with the Times reporting that the Royal Navy could be sent to the Black Sea to protect ships carrying food supplies out of Ukraine.
Mr Shapps said he held a meeting with Oleksandr Kubrakov, Ukraine’s infrastructure minister, and that different options were under consideration,
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