Green groups in last-ditch bid to block UK's Australia trade deal

Activists file formal complaint alleging government has breached international law in signing dealEnvironmental campaigners have launched a last-ditch legal bid to prevent or delay the UK's trade deal with Australia, owing to concerns over its impacts on the climate and the natural world.A group of seven environmental and farming organisations has filed a formal complaint alleging that the UK government breached international law in signing the deal, which they fear is about to pass into law without any further in-depth parliamentary scrutiny. Continue reading...