'Very bad news for nature and climate': Fears grow for green agenda, as Boris Johnson set to quit as PM

Michael Holder
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Credit: Tim Hammond / No 10 Downing Street
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Credit: Tim Hammond / No 10 Downing Street

With Prime Minister finally expected to leave Downing Street, question marks surround future of government's net zero plans as leadership rivals jostle for position

Boris Johnson is set to finally quit as Prime Minister today, throwing his government's policy agenda for delivering net zero emissions, levelling up the economy, and reversing nature loss into disarray....

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