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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Helena Horton and Toby Helm

Voters won’t trust Labour if it backs Tory pollution plans, green groups warn

A graffiti-strewn 'bathing is not advised' sign near the bathing area of the River Wharfe in Ilkley
The amendment would mean councils could allow new homes even if they add to nutrient pollution in rivers. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Labour will “lose public trust” over moves to clean up the environment if it continues to back Tory plans to scrap pollution rules for housebuilders, green groups have said.

Secretaries of state Michael Gove and Thérèse Coffey last week tabled an amendment to the levelling up bill removing rules that require local councils to block new homes in sensitive areas, such as the Lake District and Norfolk Broads, if they add to nutrient pollution in rivers.

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