Starmer accuses government of ‘turning Britain’s waterways into an open sewer’ Lib Dems call for Thérèse Coffey to resign after raw discharges sent into English rivers 825 times a day last year The Guardian - UK · Mar 31, 2023
Seemingly ambitious Defra hedgerow targets actually due to typo Thérèse Coffey reveals proposals for England far less ambitious than those set out in first draft of environment document The Guardian - UK · Mar 24, 2023
Bathing water status rarely granted in England, analysis finds Exclusive: People left to ‘swim in filth’ as Defra turns down applications, say Lib Dems The Guardian - UK · Mar 23, 2023
Thérèse Coffey’s ‘eat turnips’ message leaves bitter taste after UK’s biggest grower gives up Environment secretary’s response to salad shortages suggests she was unaware vegetable farmer – in her constituency – was forced to quit due to costs The Guardian - UK · Mar 18, 2023
'The supermarkets don't want to pay, and local shops are loving it': The real story behind the tomato shortage Supermarkets are out of tomatoes, but your local shop isn't. Why? The M.E.N's Ben Arnold reports Manchester Evening News · Mar 5, 2023
Revealed: cabinet ministers warned of legal action over UK’s failure to tackle climate crisis Senior civil servants have issued the warnings as government is way behind on net zero pledges, according leaked documents The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2023
Turnips: how Britain fell out of love with the much-maligned vegetable Environment secretary Thérèse Coffey’s recent suggestion that Britons should turn to turnips following tomato shortages did not go down as she might have hoped. The Conversation · Mar 2, 2023
AI in exams, a wandering walrus, and has a cat been to space? – take the Thursday quiz Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes every Thursday. How will you fare? The Guardian - UK · Mar 2, 2023
This isn’t the first time we have had to turn to turnips for sustenance Letters: Caroline McParland champions seasonal veg boxes, while Malcolm Thick looks at how England has historically relied on turnips. Plus letters from Margaret Davis and Chris Woolf The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2023
The Guardian view on the welfare safety net: failing to catch people Editorial: Benefit payments should be determined by the actual cost of living, not the political fixations of Conservative ministers The Guardian - UK · Feb 28, 2023
'Therese Coffey says "work more" - but many disabled people don’t have that option' Thérèse Coffey is wrong that people simply need to 'work more hours' in order to boost their incomes, Disabled Britain guest editor and columnist for the Mirror, Rachel Charlton-Dailey, says Daily Mirror · Feb 28, 2023
Delight as proposed Holy Island fishing ban dropped by Government The confirmation fishing would not be banned came this weekend Chronicle Live · Feb 27, 2023
Should we cherish our turnips? Why the British food system may need a reboot The UK can move away from imported vegetables, even in winter, if tastes for homegrown crops change, campaigners say The Guardian - UK · Feb 24, 2023
Apples and pears could be next UK food shortage, farmers warn Growers say they do not get paid enough by supermarkets, as supply of leeks also comes under threat The Guardian - UK · Feb 24, 2023
Edinburgh Live · Feb 24, 2023 Empty East Lothian Lidl vegetable aisle captured in bleak images of UK shortage A Musselburgh resident snapped a dismal image in the local Lidl shop with more empty vegetable shelves as the UK continues to deal with a nationwide shortage - predicted to last until May.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 24, 2023 Digested week: Sunak loses his nerve on Brexit deal as Johnson hints at trouble Plus, Liz Truss returns, uproar over Roald Dahl rewrites and why everything is too much trouble for Thérèse Coffey
The Guardian - UK · Feb 24, 2023 Shoppers report rising food shortages; growers warn UK leek supplies may run out – as it happened Proportion of people experiencing shortages of food items has risen over the last year, ONS says
The Guardian - UK · Feb 23, 2023 Environment secretary urges Britons to ‘cherish’ turnips amid food shortages Thérèse Coffey’s championing of UK ‘specialisms’ causes one Labour MP to retort: ‘Let them eat turnips!’
The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2023 Ukraine supermarkets full of fruit and veg as UK rations Photos come from Ukraine as environment secretary Thérèse Coffey says Britain could face month of shortages
The Conversation · Feb 23, 2023 To clean up England's rivers we need to know how much sewage is dumped – but water firms won't tell us UK environment secretary Thérèse Coffey has demanded that water companies share plans for how they will reduce sewage discharges into rivers. They could start by coming clean on how much sewage is being dumped. If we don’t know how much sewage is actually being released – for at least the…
The Guardian - UK · Feb 23, 2023 UK salad shortages could last a month, warns environment secretary Thérèse Coffey advises consumers to opt for turnips as tomato and cucumber supplies dwindle
The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2023 Thérèse Coffey brings farmers’ union plenty of chaff and no wheat Environment secretary leaves Birmingham with egg on face while Rish! endures Brexit psychodrama
The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2023 Thérèse Coffey rules out reintroduction of wolves and lynx Environment secretary tells farmers ‘not to worry’, but angers wildlife campaigners who say ecosystems need lost species
The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2023 Taken for granted: rural vote up for grabs if Labour can make hay Countryside feels let down by 13 years of Tory rule but other parties will not pick up votes by default
The Guardian - UK · Feb 19, 2023 Starmer to make EU trade and standards pledge as Tories ‘give up on farmers’ Exclusive: In address to NFU conference on Tuesday, Labour leader will make his pitch to the rural community