UK climate and nature bill dropped after deal with Labour backbenchers

Activists outside parliament had been expecting MPs to debate the legislation on Friday. Photograph: Vuk Valcic/Zuma Press Wire/Rex/Shutterstock

Ministers have seen off a bill that would have made the UK’s climate and environment targets legally binding, after promising Labour backbenchers that they would have input into environmental legislation.

The deal avoids an internal row over the bill, which was introduced by the Liberal Democrat MP Roz Savage but had support from dozens of Labour MPs.