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Britain uses Brexit freedoms to continue use of bee-killing neonicotinoid pesticide banned in the EU
Ministers have used their Brexit freedoms to approve the use of a banned bee-killing pesticide just days after the European Union’s highest court blocked its deployment on the continent.
Defra has re-authorised the emergency use of thiamethoxam, a type of neonicotinoid, known to be lethal to bees, wasps and other pollinators.
