Poll: UK public backs EU rules for nature protection

Madeleine Cuff
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More than 80 per cent of British public want to see UK government maintain or improve EU rules that protect our natural environment post-Brexit

Britain's exit from the European Union should not lead to a watering down of environmental laws protecting the UK's countryside and wildlife, the UK public believes. In a survey released today by Friends...

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