To mark World Consumers Rights Day, Liberal Democrat MP Christine Jardine has written to major cosmetic manufacturers and retailers across the UK as part of her campaign to scrap the gender price gap.

Commenting on her campaign, Ms Jardine said:

“We are a quarter of the way through 2019 and still men and women pay different prices for the same basic products. This is entirely unacceptable.

“For World Consumer Rights Day I am writing to the most prominent cosmetic manufacturers and retailers across the UK to ask them to change their outdated and sexist pricing structures. If this Conservative Government won’t stand up to these companies, then the Liberal Democrats will.

“Discrimination on gender grounds is illegal and I’ll be naming and shaming those who refuse to tackle the gap, including the Conservative Government. There is no justification for this tax on women and girls and I urge MPs from all parties to back my bill to put an end to this outdated and sexist practice.”