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In the Independent yesterday, Environment Minister David Milliband was asked "Please could we legislate that all items must have a "power off" switch?"

He replied "The European Union is leading the way on this - one reason you cannot protect the environment if you are a Eurosceptic."

But Sheffield UK Independence Party campaigner Jonathan Arnott blasted the UK government, saying "Is David Milliband being serious? Either he's saying that his department isn't fit for the purpose of legislating (in which case he should resign) or he's saying that as EU members, we don't even have the power to make electrical goods have an Off switch. If that's true, he's made a very good case for leaving the EU so that we CAN take measures to protect the environment without having to wait years for the EU to take action."