'Green Brexit': 'Tentative' progress but much uncertainty remains, Greener UK warns

Michael Holder
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Coalition of 13 UK green groups welcomes 'tentative' progress on plastics, agriculture, and chemicals, but warns of ongoing uncertainty over enforcement of post-Brexit environmental laws

The Greener UK coalition of environmental groups has warned "tentative" recent progress on domestic plastics, agriculture, and chemicals policy all risks being undermined unless the government puts in...

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