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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jon Stone

Government has already scrapped 140 EU environment regulations since Brexit, Thérèse Coffey says

UK Parliament

The government has already scrapped 140 European environmental regulations since Britain left the EU, Thérèse Coffey has said.

The environment secretary told a parliamentary committee on Wednesday morning that more rules would be scrapped over the coming 12 months, with reducing "bureaucracy" the focus.

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