Michael Gove

Long-expected move will see plastic drinks straws, stirrers, and cotton buds outlawed in England from April 2020

Industry giants sign up to food waste pledge as governments mulls mandatory reporting rules

Michael Gove mounted a strong defence of the government's not quite state of climate emergency - but the contradictions at the heart of the Conservative's climate policy remain

BREAKING: Labour motion passed by the Commons, but government stops short of approving formal climate emergency

Commons motion calls for net zero before 2050 goal, new targets for clean tech deployment, and circular economy plan

Activists to stage a protest in Parliament Square as Labour prepares to table motion declaring a 'climate emergency' and hopes grow for net zero target

Draft Environment Bill sets out worse environmental and climate change safeguards for UK than current EU policy, EFRA committee warns

Protestors stage sit-in on Vauxhall Bridge and reports suggest Heathrow could be targeted, as Michael Gove insists the government understands action to slash emissions 'needs to be taken'

Staff redeployed as ex-government adviser says Brexit is bad for environment

A survey shows more than half of the British public support today's school strikes for climate action, while leading government figures have now also given the protests their blessing