A researcher at a climate change think tank says the Conservative policy would be a ‘disaster for first time buyers’Yesterday, as a gimmick, the Tories were handing out “Bottler Burnham” bottles of water (“0% strength”) to make...
Read MoreHe said the Conservatives did did too much to restrict economic freedom when in powerYesterday, as a gimmick, the Tories were handing out “Bottler Burnham” bottles of water (“0% strength”) to make a point about Burnham...
Read MoreDowning Street offered more details about the redeployment of US bombers from the British airbaseYesterday, as a gimmick, the Tories were handing out “Bottler Burnham” bottles of water (“0% strength”) to make a point about...
Read MoreShadow chancellor will also promise to scrap affordable homes regulations as part of strategy to refocus on growthThe Conservatives will announce a bonfire of regulations including abolishing affordable homes and community...
Read MoreExclusive: Levy that allows almost 16,000 houses to be built on Norfolk Broads will not cover cost of mitigating environmental damage, critics sayA new levy on developers to allow almost 16,000 homes to be built in the...
Read MoreCommons committee report challenges ‘lazy narrative’ used by ministers that scapegoats wildlife and the environmentNature is not a blocker to housing growth, an inquiry by MPs has found, in direct conflict with claims made by...
Read MoreChanges intended to reduce ‘burdensome bureaucracy’ and make it easier to build windfarms, reservoirs and housingMinisters are making it easier to build new windfarms, reservoirs and large housing developments as part of a...
Read MoreExclusive: Tony Juniper, who will oversee nature restoration fund, says claims ‘not fully backed by evidence’The government’s leading environmental adviser has said ministers are wrong to suggest nature is blocking...
Read MoreLabour’s move to oppose erosion of EU-derived laws welcomed by environmental groupsMinisters’ plans to weaken river pollution rules are in tatters after they suffered two defeats in the House of Lords.Labour had made...
Read MoreParty’s apparent support for Tory move to axe controls on pollution caused by housebuilders is condemned by a range of environmental organisationsLabour will “lose public trust” over moves to clean up the...
Read MoreExclusive: Natural England chair Tony Juniper says government must work quickly to reconcile farming and natureEngland will not meet its biodiversity targets at current rates, the chair of Natural England has said, as he accused...
Read MoreMeeting with Ranil Jayawardena comes amid concern government could scrap nature recovery goalsThe head of Natural England and the chair of England’s largest landowners’ organisation are to meet the new environment...
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