11 Jul 2024 --- A UK environmental watchdog has launched a probe into why Conservative ministers authorized a neonicotinoid pesticide in 2023 and 2024, which is banned in the EU and linked to killing bees. The investigation was prompted by the recent change of government in Britain with Labour pushing out the Conservatives after 14 years, and was officially launched earlier this week. It has reignited discussion about whether the controversial pesticide will be overturned and a ban or limitations put in place, depending on the outcome of the Office for Environmental Protection’s (OEP) investigation.
