Government plots path towards 'complete' UK ban on bee-killing pesticides

Stuart Stone
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Blanket ban to be imposed on three specific neonicotinoids in the UK to help protect pollinators estimated to support £500m in annual economic benefits

The government has today unveiled further details of its plan to place a "complete ban" on three key bee-killing pesticides in the UK, in bid to fulfil a Labour manifesto pledge to protect pollinators...

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