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Theresa Villiers

George Eustice named Environment Secretary in cabinet overhaul

Politics

George Eustice named Environment Secretary in cabinet overhaul

Farming, Fisheries and Food Minister wins promotion to top job at Defra where he will be responsible for delivering government's post-Brexit environmental and agriculture legislation

clock 13 February 2020 •
Cabinet reshuffle: Top green posts up for grabs as Business Secretary Andrea Leadsom and Environment Secretary Theresa Villiers sacked

Politics

Cabinet reshuffle: Top green posts up for grabs as Business Secretary Andrea Leadsom and Environment Secretary Theresa Villiers sacked

Boris Johnson makes sweeping changes to top green jobs in government ahead of crucial year for UK's net zero strategy and COP26 preparations

clock 13 February 2020 •
Environment Bill leaves wriggle-room for weaker standards after Brexit, green groups warn

Legislation

Environment Bill leaves wriggle-room for weaker standards after Brexit, green groups warn

Proposed law offers no legal guarantees current UK green standards will not be weakened after Brexit, Greener UK warns

clock 31 January 2020 •
Andrea Leadsom promises 'stronger, greener' UK as government readies Environment Bill

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Andrea Leadsom promises 'stronger, greener' UK as government readies Environment Bill

Landmark Environment Bill is set to be tabled in Parliament today, but concerns remain over strength of green targets and regulatory enforcement

clock 30 January 2020 •
Agriculture Bill: Government targets 'balance between food production and environment'

Legislation

Agriculture Bill: Government targets 'balance between food production and environment'

Defra to table updated Agriculture Bill in Parliament today, promising radical overhaul of 'bureaucratic' EU farming subsidies

clock 16 January 2020 • 7 min read
Government to 'stand firm' on green standards as it rules out US chlorinated chicken imports

Policy

Government to 'stand firm' on green standards as it rules out US chlorinated chicken imports

Environment Secretary Theresa Villiers issues firm promise UK will not chicken-out of EU food and environmental standards in US trade deal talks

clock 10 January 2020 •
Sainsbury's pledges to halve plastic packaging by 2025

Technology

Sainsbury's pledges to halve plastic packaging by 2025

Supermarket currently uses 120,000 tonnes of plastic packaging each year, but aims to switch to alternative materials and embrace lightweighting and refillable packaging in pursuit of new target

clock 13 September 2019 •
'Food fit for the future': Government takes first step in food system overhaul

Politics

'Food fit for the future': Government takes first step in food system overhaul

Call for Evidence will consider how the food industry must change to drive growth while preserving the environment

clock 19 August 2019 •
Theresa Villers' first speech as Environment Secretary

Politics

Theresa Villers' first speech as Environment Secretary

The new Environment Secretary's address at the Countryfile Live festival yesterday - in full

clock 02 August 2019 •
New Cabinet faces tidal wave of critical green policy decisions

Politics

New Cabinet faces tidal wave of critical green policy decisions

Brexit will inevitably dominate, but Andrea Leadsom, Theresa Villiers, Grant Shapps, and Sajid Javid all face critical policy choices that will shape the green economy for decades to come

clock 25 July 2019 •
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