UK Plastic Straw and Cotton Bud Ban Proposed

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A consultation is being undertaken to consider a UK ban on plastic straws and cotton buds. Rebecca Newsom is head of politics at Greenpeace UK, and gives us her reaction. And we hear about efforts in India to get rid of plastic products. Also in the programme, as the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting gets underway in London, our regular economic commentator Roger Bootle of Capital Economics considers the economic impact of the organisation. Entrepreneur Elon Musk has advised his staff to walk out of meetings that are going on too long. Business advisor Alison Edgar tells us whether that is sound advice. Plus, ahead of an exhibition about the Spice Girls this summer, collector and curator Alan Smith Alison tells us why memorabilia from the band is still so sought after. (Picture: Plastic straws. Picture credit: Getty Images.)