David Lammy to appoint UK's first special envoy for nature

Exclusive: Labour will also boost environmental efforts by reestablishing climate role cut by Rishi SunakThe UK government is planning to appoint a special envoy for nature for the first time, as the foreign secretary, David Lammy, seeks to put the UK at the centre of global efforts to tackle the world's ecological crises, the Guardian has learned.Labour will also appoint a new climate envoy, after the Tories abolished the post over a year ago, a move that dismayed foreign governments and climate campaigners. Continue reading...