Tesco is to stop importing about £1m ($2m) of fresh vegetables from Zimbabwe, reversing its previous stance that the trade was essential to support the families of the farm workers who grow crops such as mange tout and baby corn.
The supermarket group said its abrupt U-turn followed the escalating political crisis last weekend and growing consensus in the international community, including among UK politicians, that further action was needed to maximise pressure for change.

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