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GreenerUK warns Britain still faces threat of a 'brown' Brexit

Madeleine Cuff
Madeleine Cuff
clock 21 January 2018 •
GreenerUK warns Britain still faces threat of a 'brown' Brexit

Latest 'Brexit Risk Tracker' analysis suggests all main areas of environmental policy still under medium or high risk of weaker standards after UK leaves the EU

The UK is still at risk of failing to deliver the 'Green Brexit' promised by cabinet ministers and the Prime Minister, according to new analysis from the GreenerUK group of NGOs, which suggests major areas...

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