Tory voters want environmental regulations maintained after Brexit

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Conservative thinktank finds voters want to protect laws on beach standards and renewable energy production

Significant majorities of Conservative voters want EU environmental regulations to be maintained or even strengthened in the wake of Brexit, a poll carried out for the Tory thinktank Bright Blue has found....

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