Brexit: Government compromise affords green watchdog more powers

Watchdog will get legal enforcement powers under amendment, but green groups say compromise still doesn't go far enough to guarantee environmental standards
Proposals for a new UK green watchdog to oversee environmental law post-Brexit now look set to include a degree of green enforcement powers, after the government agreed to back an amendment put forward...
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