Gove pledges to 'occupy the high ground' on environmental standards
Environment Secretary sets out further detail on post-Brexit plans for the UK farming sector, promising stronger voice for Defra in Whitehall
Environment Secretary Michael Gove has reiterated his desire to "occupy the high ground" on green standards both through future reforms to farming subsidies and when agreeing any new trade deals, as he...
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