<<Print>>

Theresa May has announced plans to introduce a ban on the sale of plastic straws by the end of the year - as she urged Commonwealth leaders to rise to the challenge and tackle climate change'.

The Prime Minister said plastic cotton buds and drink stirrers will also be banned from shop shelves as she unveiled the next stage of her war on disposable culture.

Mrs May also urged fellow leaders of the Commonwealth to join the crusade against plastics and help clean up the world's oceans.