Brexit Deal: Government faces growing calls to beef up environmental protections
As government loses crunch vote on rushed timetable for Withdrawal Agreement Bill, MPs table amendment to stop backsliding on environmental standards
The government is this evening facing growing calls to back an amendment to the Withdrawal Agreement Bill (WAB) that would ensure the non-regression of environmental standards post-Brexit, after Number...
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