Jennifer Rosenbaum, US director of Global Labour Justice, said: "We must understand gender-based violence as an outcome of the global supply chain structure. H&M and Gap's fast fashion supply chain model creates unreasonable production targets and underbid contracts, resulting in women working unpaid overtime and working very fast under extreme pressure."

"Why is the UK Government discussing options that a) will be rejected by the EU b) will not be possible to implement in the given time period?”

"The Blue Planet effect is sweeping across Westminster and it’s time for the fashion industry to take a grip of this movement"