Fairtrade campaigners raised fresh concerns over the conditions in a factory making feminist T-shirts yesterday, after the Fawcett society insisted their merchandise was produced ethically.

The Fawcett Society issued a statement on Tuesday evening rebuffing allegations that their This Is What A Feminist Looks Like T-shirts were made by women working in ethically inappropriate and unacceptable conditions.

The group's deputy CEO Dr Eva Neitzert confirmed there was "expansive and current evidence" to prove that the factory where their fundraising merchandise was made "conforms to ethical standards.