Lib Dem peer warns urgent safeguards needed to secure UK environment post-Brexit
UK environmental policy post-Brexit should mirror EU legislation as far as possible, according to Baroness Kate Parminter
The government has today come under renewed pressure to ensure the UK's environmental standards don't slip post-Brexit, with Liberal Democrat peer Baroness Kate Parminter issuing a strong call for an ambitious...
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