Brighton Pavilion MP wins cross-party support for national pesticide ban
Green MP for Brighton Pavilion Siân Berry has gained cross party support for a bill which would force local authorities to phase out the use of harmful pesticides in public places. An Early Day Motion (EDM) tabled today (9 January), calls on the Government to pass the Plant Protection Products (Prohibition on Public Sector Use) Bill, which she introduced as a Private Members Bill to Parliament in October. Supported by Labour, Liberal Democrat, Plaid Cymru and Independent MPs, the EDM asks the Government to act and recognise that the most-used
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