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MPs call for review of Environment Agency flood failings in England

Derbyshire and South Yorkshire MPs say agency ‘not up to the task’ after people received warnings too late

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Risk from Storm Babet hard to predict as rain came from east, claims Thérèse Coffey

Environment secretary ‘hits new low’ with remarks on storm that left hundreds homeless with at least seven people thought to have died

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Labour promises to end badger cull in England

Exclusive: Shadow farming minister says party would eradicate bovine TB using a range of other measures

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‘Detached from reality’: anger as Rishi Sunak plans to restrict solar panels

Climate campaigners dismiss government argument that move will improve food security

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Tory conference chooses culture wars over coherent policies for environment

Party insists UK will meet its climate targets but ministers refuse to say how it will be done

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From 15-minute cities to bananas: why do Tories seem to be bending the truth?

Rise in provably false statements by Rishi Sunak and his ministers adds weight to theory No 10 is sowing untruths for electoral advantage

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Thérèse Coffey ‘complacent’ in dealing with water companies, peers say

Underinvestment in infrastructure will have serious consequences for environment and security of water supplies, committee says

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Why do Tory MPs still turn up for the crushing disappointment of PMQs?

Whether disaster junkies or curious observers, those who showed up this week were treated to more of Sunak crashing and burning

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Labour to oppose ‘reckless’ Tory plans to rip up EU pollution laws

Party announces it will vote against Conservative bid to scrap river nutrient neutrality rules for housebuilders

The Guardian - UK

Ministers ignored Natural England’s advice on plans to rip up pollution laws

Correspondence shows nature watchdog had recommended that housebuilders pay for pollution

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Tory peers could stop Gove’s plan to relax pollution rules in England

Zac Goldsmith and a former No 10 adviser back Lords rebellion that hopes to maintain river protections

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Wegovy could mean the end of obesity? That’s bad news for politicians

It has been easy to scapegoat overweight people for Britain’s collapsing health system. No wonder this new drug is being launched so cautiously, writes Zoe Williams

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Gove’s housing plans are latest divergence from promised ‘green Brexit’

Post-Brexit environment watchdog put to the test as local authorities in England told to ignore extra sewage from new developments

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RSPB v the Tories: six environmental promises - lies or otherwise?

Do the charity’s accusations that the government has reneged on environmental pledges stand up to scrutiny?

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Scrapping housebuilder pollution rules is a regression, watchdog tells Coffey

Office for Environmental Protection chair tells ministers plan will degrade England’s rivers and demands that they explain it to MPs

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Michael Gove to tear up English water pollution rules despite sewage scandal

MICHAEL Gove is set to tear up environmental regulations protecting English rivers in the name of boosting housebuilding.

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Rishi Sunak took helicopter to housebuilding visit where he defended government’s ‘green credentials’ – as it happened

PM flew to Norwich for the event where it was announced the government scrapping of nutrient neutrality rules

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Tories must show they care about the environment, says Thérèse Coffey

Environment secretary says party is still committed to net zero, after Rishi Sunak’s promise to ‘max out’ gas and oil reserves

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UK government ‘ignoring green watchdog’ over air quality rules

Exclusive: Deleting national emissions ceiling regulations as part of scrapping EU laws ‘a clear example of deregulation’

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The Guardian view on Britain’s failing labour market: punishing the victims doesn’t work

Editorial: A new report has highlighted the shortcomings of an employment support system too focused on policing benefit claimants

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Calls for inquiry into appointments of Ofwat chairs past and present

Campaigners raise concerns about water industry links as Lib Dems say watchdog should be abolished

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If wanting fair, accurate political coverage means I’m a nerd, knit me a tank top

Luckily the great British public were on hand to help Laura Kuenssberg correct the record last week

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Animal welfare groups lose court challenge over ‘Frankenchickens’

Campaigners say billions of fast-growing birds will be left to suffer as judge rejects claims animal welfare rules are being breached

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Swimming in sewage used to be ‘acceptable’, says senior Tory MP

‘I remember as a child in south Wales swimming in sewage’, says Damian Green

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English water companies offer apology and £10bn investment for sewage spills

Under-fire bosses announce ‘unprecedented plan’ to reduce last year’s 300,000 incidents of sewage pollution

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