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Who is backing who in leadership race as Tory MPs prepare to vote

Rishi Sunak, Penny Mordaunt and Liz Truss still lead the way.

The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2022

Fears environment bills could be sidelined amid Tory leadership race

Campaigners warn crucial legislation must not be abandoned while the UK government is distracted

The Guardian - UK · Jul 9, 2022

UK: British PM Boris Johnson agrees to step down after several ministers resign

After more than 50 government ministers or aides of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigned on Thursday, he agreed to step down. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Jul 7, 2022

Wet wipes containing plastic could be banned to protect environment

An MP is urging the Government to 'move ahead' with the proposed ban while the Environment Minister has urged people not to use them

Chronicle Live · Jun 23, 2022

Flushed away wet wipes making rivers 'look like scenes from The Nightmare Before Christmas'

Proposed legislation to ban wet wipes containing plastics has been tabled

Manchester Evening News · Jun 23, 2022

Britain’s vanishing rainforests must be protected, say campaigners

Analysis reveals 73% of remaining fragments of rare temperate rainforest in England are not under protection

The Guardian - UK · Jun 23, 2022

Orsted to deliver £2.5m biodiversity restoration in key Humber conservation zone

Seven hectares of seagrass and saltmarsh planting and a release of 500,000 native oysters planned with estuary's two county wildlife trusts

Birmingham Post · Jun 21, 2022

Five highly protected marine areas planned for English waters

Guardian given consultation details about next generation of marine nature reserves where all fishing is banned

The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2022

Government retracts ‘unlawful’ pollution guidance for England’s farms

Advice that allowed farmers to spread manures in a way that risked polluting waters has been changed by Defra

The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2022

How did my MP vote in Boris Johnson no confidence ballot? Search full list of statements

More than two in five Tory MPs have voted no confidence in Boris Johnson in a major humiliation for the Prime Minister. Although the ballot was secret, we've combed through their public statements to give the best guess of how they voted

Daily Mirror · Jun 7, 2022