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Labour has denounced me as ‘deeply misleading’ on its planning reform. I wish that were true

Even it now admits that brick by brick, these proposals will wreck habitats. This could be Starmer’s most damaging mistake yet, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian - UK

Environment Secretary accuses Tories of trying to ‘weaponise’ farmer deaths

Victoria Atkins asked whether Steve Reed will ‘on a point of principle’ resign if Labour does not change its approach to inheritance tax.

Evening Standard

‘The hypocrisy is staggering’: will swift bricks fall prey to government fears of Reform?

Campaigner Hannah Bourne-Taylor fears goal of requiring all new homes in England to include a hollow brick to help endangered cavity-nesting birds may be dropped

The Guardian - UK

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Union boss criticises Labour’s net zero policy in fresh blow to Miliband

Sharon Graham’s attack came as Sir Tony Blair clarified his criticism of Labour’s net zero policies

The Independent UK

Climate experts and politicians round on Tony Blair for ‘wrong message’

Former Labour PM accused of ‘handing talking points’ to Tories and Reform after saying net zero strategy faltering

The Guardian - UK

Blair’s attack on net zero policies a ‘valid and important contribution’ – Reed

The former prime minister said any strategy that limits fossil fuels in the short term is ‘doomed to fail’.

The Independent UK

Tony Blair’s climate crisis views ‘absolutely aligned’ with government policy, Starmer says – as it happened

PM says he and Blair aligned ‘if you look at the detail of what he said’

The Guardian - UK

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Minister says UK is preparing for blackouts after Spain power cuts

The UK is ‘constantly looking at our own resilience’, the environment secretary said

The Independent UK

Fly-tippers’ vehicles to be crushed in bid to save England from ‘avalanche of rubbish’

The scheme, part of policy blitz for local elections, will encourage councils and police forces to work together

The Guardian - UK

Councils to get more powers to crush fly-tippers’ vans in planned crackdown

Local authorities are expected to use existing budgets to tackle the problem of dumped waste.

The Independent UK

Parties clash over Trump and protest votes in local elections debate

Labour and the Tories are seeking to defend seats from Reform amid opinion poll momentum for Nigel Farage’s party.

Evening Standard

All options ‘remain on the table’ for Ukraine – Downing Street

A Number 10 spokesman said on Friday that “advanced coalition of the willing planning is developing at pace”.

Evening Standard

Labour not going to breach manifesto commitments on Europe – minister

It comes as the Times newspaper reported the Home Office could be open to the idea of a ‘one in, one out’ youth mobility scheme.

Evening Standard

‘All options remain on the table’ for Ukraine support, minister says

Environment Secretary Steve Reed called for a ‘strong alliance of countries’ to help guarantee any peace deal will hold.

Evening Standard

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Evening Standard

Introduce ‘practical solutions’ to make rivers clean and safe, Lib Dems urge

Environment spokesperson Tim Farron called for a new ‘Blue Flag status’ for rivers and chalk streams as part of a package to improve water quality.

The Independent UK

Ex-NFU chief who said tractor tax will ‘wipe out family farms’ hired to lead government review into UK farming

The government has hired Baroness Minette Batters after months of protests and discontent over the so-called ‘tractor tax’

The Guardian - UK

Environment secretary’s appeal against Yorkshire river pollution ruling fails

Appeal court finds in favour of anglers who said plans to clean up river were so vague as to be totally ineffectual

The Guardian - UK

UK wildlife groups express alarm at plan to ‘streamline’ environmental rules

Government wants to spur economic growth and drive housebuilding but charities say nature should be priority

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The Independent UK

Government pushes reforms of ‘green tape’ in bid to boost growth and nature

Review says current system of environmental regulations not working, but conservationists warn of ‘high risk’ to nature in planning reforms.

The Guardian - UK

‘A symbol of hope’: environmentalists choose their favourite invertebrates

Politicians, campaigners and charity workers make the case for their top picks, from bumblebees to blue beetles

The Guardian - UK

‘The nation is watching’: sewage dumps in Windermere must end, says activist

Ministers urged to do more after United Utilities discharged raw sewage into Unesco site for 6,327 hours last year

The Guardian - UK

Nearly 4m hours of raw sewage dumped in England’s waters last year

Duration of spills by water companies up on previous year, in data described by environment secretary as ‘disgraceful’

Evening Standard

'The Thames is in trouble': Sir Steve Redgrave says river needs urgent action on pollution

Retired Olympic rowing champion demands action to end ‘pollution for profit’ by water companies

The Independent UK

Sir Steve Redgrave urges Thames clean-up as young rowers take to the river

The retired Olympic rower is taking a letter to the Environment Department calling for action as a major rowing event for schools takes place.

The Guardian - UK

Defra asks England’s biggest landowners to come up with plans to restore nature

Exclusive: Representatives of king, National Trust and others called on to work together to protect environment

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