Government pledges to retain EU timber rules post-Brexit, but will Boris sign up to Green Brexit vision?

James Murray
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Confederation of Timber Industries welcomes Defra support for EU timber regulations, but is the Foreign Secretary signed up to such high levels of regulatory convergence?

The government has reiterated that it will retain influential EU forestry and timber rules post-Brexit, as part of wider efforts to support the timber industry and tackle illegal deforestation around the...

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