Steve Barclay under scrutiny for failing to declare potential conflict of interest

The environment department says Steve Barclay has recused himself over the approval decision. Photograph: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP

The UK environment secretary, Steve Barclay, has come under scrutiny for failing to declare a potential conflict of interest over a proposed waste incineration plant in his constituency.

Barclay has been a vocal opponent of the waste-to-energy plant in Wisbech, which is due to be one of Europe’s biggest such incinerators.