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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
John Stevens

Tory ministers recycle wet wipe ban announcement for the THIRD time in five years

Out-of-ideas Tory ministers today will announce a proposed ban on wet wipes for the third time in five years.

Environment Secretary Therese Coffey will pledge to consult shoppers and industry on outlawing those containing plastic fibres.

Ministers are under pressure to explain how they will stop rubbish and sewage polluting Britain’s rivers and coastline.

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