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Supermarkets urge PM to introduce deforestation laws promised two years ago

Source: PA Archive

Seven of the UK’s leading supermarkets have called on the Prime Minister to introduce deforestation legislation promised two years ago.

Aldi, Co-op, Lidl, M&S, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose signed an open letter this week, demanding Rishi Sunak promises the UK Government made at the 2021 Glasgow Cop26 summit to protect and restore forests.

It also comes two years after the

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