RSPB warns of 'nature disaster' if next Prime Minister fails to boost biodiversity laws

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RSPB warns of 'nature disaster' if next Prime Minister fails to boost biodiversity laws

Charity fears that recent rhetoric in leadership race means nature could be under direct threat from a watering down of environmental protections

Wildlife charity RSPB has urged Tory leadership candidates Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss to "urgently" commit to protecting nature laws, claiming that recent anti-regulation rhetoric from both candidates could...

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