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Angela Hartnett has called for the Government to introduce a minister to represent the food industry following struggles due to Covid-19 and currently, the rise of inflation. The 54-year-old said she had no trust in the leading party as she detailed how businesses have been suffering. 

Speaking exclusively to Express.co.uk, she said: “I think what they need to do is basically come together and actually have a committee.

“We employ three million people, we’re the third or fourth biggest industry in the UK and yet we don’t have a voice in Government.

“So, we either need some sort of minister in hospitality or a sub minister to have a committee where you get every sector so, from the hotels, the restaurants or catering colleges, the whole lot.

“And I think that has not happened. If they were smart that’s what they would do.

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“We just made sure we did something to get business through the door.”

But Angela admitted the struggle isn’t over just yet due to the rising prices of bills and food.

Aside from her restaurants, the chef is back for a second series of her podcast Dish with Nick Grimshaw.

They will be joined at the table by some of their favourite people including British actor David Harewood, chef Yotam Ottolenghi, fellow cook Nadiya Hussain, American actor Stanley Tucci, comedian Russell Howard, musicians Frankie Bridge and Martin Kemp, author and podcaster Dolly Alderton and presenter Vernon Kay.