Green Brexit or no deal chaos? How the Brexit deal offers a path without a destination

Madeleine Cuff
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Without environmental standards enshrined within Withdrawal Agreement, green experts fear Boris Johnson's new Brexit deal leaves the door open for a deregulatory blitz

There are not many people in Westminster willing to make a call about which way the vote will go tomorrow. MPs are due to pass judgement on Prime Minister Boris Johnson's new Withdrawal Agreement, during...

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