Brexit

The threat of a ‘no-deal’ Brexit is amplifying concerns at how the government will maintain and enforce environmental standards, according to a coalition of 13 green groups.

Plymouth City Council is the first council in the country to invoke legislation forcing the government to reveal the impact of Brexit on its communities and economy.

Government plans for a post-Brexit environmental watchdog are ‘deeply flawed’ because it will only have jurisdiction over England, according to the RTPI.

MPs are demanding that the government should set up an independent oversight body to ensure that environmental governance, enforcement and policy currently carried out by the European Commission are not lost after Brexit.