Government defeat: Peers rebel to uphold green powers post-Brexit

Madeleine Cuff
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BREAKING: House of Lords inflicts yet another body blow on the government's Withdrawal Bill, approving amendment insisting environmental standards and powers are upheld after Brexit

A cross-party group of peers have today demanded the government protect the UK's environmental standards after Brexit, in yet another damaging defeat for the government over the EU Withdrawal Bill...

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