Labour shadow environment secretary Mary Creagh said the only reason the extra testing was finally introduced was because of the discovery of horsemeat in beef products.

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But shadow children's secretary Michael Gove said parents wanted clear, rigorous and transparent testing at the end of primary school.

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Shadow environment secretary Mary Creagh said she wanted Mr Paterson to come back from Brussels having secured a European-wide testing regime.

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Shadow environment secretary Mary Creagh said she wanted Mr Paterson to come back from Brussels having secured a European-wide testing regime because "it's clear this is not just a UK or an Irish problem".

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