'Polluter pays': Government unveils legally binding environmental principles to guide future policies

James Murray
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Defra to consult on five-overarching principles to be embedded in landmark Environment Bill, as campaigners warn welcome new approach needs to be embedded right across government

The government has today unveiled plans for five new legally binding principles designed to guide future policymaking to protect the environment and ensure Ministers deliver on their promise to "build...

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