Under European law we are currently protected by the best chemicals regulation in the world. When we leave the EU we risk losing this protection which has benefitted our health, our wildlife and our environment for decades. European environment and chemicals laws are underpinned by principles which serve to protect health and environment – protection which British civil society has helped shape. Through Brexit we are threatened with losing this vital protection. As it stands, the current EU withdrawal bill does not mention health, environment or women.

Some progressive MPs are taking action to ensure that our health and environment are as protected as business interests. They are tabling amendments to the EU withdrawal bill which will add health and environmental protection to the bill. Right now we need to support those MPs and their amendments as well as calling on our own MPs to voice our concern.

The debate on this bill is set to start on the 14th of November so it is urgent that we contact our MPs now and ask them to support the inclusion of these amendments.
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