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# ‘Friends of the Earth’ bee goes to Parliament
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/friends-of-the-earth-bee-goes-to-parliament/
- Published: 2013-01-30T18:42:34.000Z
- Updated: 2013-01-30T18:42:34.000Z
- Description: Mike Weatherley, the Conservative MP for Hove and Portslade, met a giant bumble bee in Parliament as part of a campaign by environmental charity, Friends of the Earth. As well as meeting with furry representatives from Friends of the Earth, Mike recently signed the Early Day Motion 312 (Pesticide Us
- Author: Besi
- Tags: News, Politics

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Mike Weatherley, the Conservative MP for Hove and Portslade, met a giant bumble bee in Parliament as part of a campaign by environmental charity, *Friends of the Earth*.

As well as meeting with furry representatives from *Friends of the Earth*, Mike recently signed the **Early Day Motion 312** *(Pesticide Use and Bumble Bees)* which highlights the plight facing bumble bees when exposed to imidacloprid, a neonicotinoid pesticide.

Mike has met with a number of local beekeepers in Hove and discussed the serious threat against bees in Britain.

Last year, *Friends of the Earth* launched its Bee Cause campaign, which has been backed by more than 80,000 people and calls for the Government to urgently to introduce a National Bee Action Plan aimed at saving Britain’s bees.

**For more on the campaign, [click here:](http://www.foe.co.uk/what%5Fwe%5Fdo/the%5Fbee%5Fcause%5F35033.html?ref=scenemag.co.uk)**

**Mike said:**

> *“I am extremely concerned about the rapid decline of British Bees. They are not only an iconic part of our countryside, but play a vital role in pollinating our crops and flowers too. It is great news that Friends of the Earth is creating a buzz about these crucially important insects – I’ll be doing all that I can to help protect our bees in 2013.”*