Brexit bill may have broken international environment law, says UN

Exclusive: compliance committee considers complaint alleging government breached Aarhus convention by not consulting public over withdrawal billThe British government may have breached a major "environmental democracy" law by failing to consult the public when drawing up Brexit legislation.A UN-backed committee has confirmed it is considering a complaint from Friends of the Earth that the government's EU withdrawal bill breached the Aarhus convention, which requires public consultation on any new environmental law. Continue reading...