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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Helena Horton Environment reporter

Labour U-turns on promise of Scottish-style right to roam in England

A Right to Roam demonstration, march and rally near Carlisle last month.
A Right to Roam demonstration, march and rally near Carlisle last month. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian

Labour has U-turned on its pledge to create a Scottish-style right to roam in the English countryside if elected, the Guardian can reveal.

Instead of an assumed right of access, the party now says it will find other ways to create more access to land in England, after opposition from some landowners’ groups.

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