Labour to end UK exemptions for bee-killing pesticides outlawed by EU
by Helena Horton Environment reporter from on (#6K3RH)
Exclusive: Wildlife groups welcome promise to ban pesticides approved by government against scientists' advice
Labour will end exemptions for bee-killing pesticides that have already been outlawed in the EU but which the UK government has approved for four years in a row, the shadow environment minister has said.
This week, the government authorised the use of thiamethoxam, also known as Cruiser SB, on sugar beet crops - against the advice of its scientists, who said it would pose a threat to bees.
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