Tory MPs back mandatory swift bricks in all new homes to help declining birds

Calls grow for legislation requiring developers to include hollow bricks for endangered nesting speciesConservative MPs are joining calls for a new law to guarantee swift bricks in every new home to help the rapidly declining bird and other endangered roof-nesting species.Pressure is growing to amend the levelling up bill so that developers are required to include a hollow brick for nesting birds in all new housing, with MPs to debate the issue in parliament on 10 July. Continue reading...