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Ben & Jerry's in Twitter fight with UK government

London | Relations between the British government and ice cream maker Ben & Jerry’s chilled on Wednesday in a spat over the treatment of migrants.

The feud began on Tuesday when the Vermont-based dessert brand directed a tweet at Britain’s interior minister, Home Secretary Priti Patel, who has vowed to stop asylum seekers crossing the English Channel from France to England in small boats. Hundreds of people have made the dangerous crossing in the past weeks of calm summer weather.

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    Original URL: https://www.afr.com/world/europe/ben-and-jerry-s-in-twitter-fight-with-uk-government-20200813-p55l8s