Burnham to consider ban on disposable barbecues as wildfires rage in UK

Disposable barbecues have been identified as the main cause of a number of serious fires over the last few years. Photograph: thepurpledoor/Getty Images

The government will look at banning disposable barbecues as wildfires continue to rage across the UK, Andy Burnham has said.

Disposable barbecues have been the cause of a number of serious fires over the last few years, but campaigners were critical of the prime minister’s failure to link those fires more broadly to the climate crisis.