Labour using Brexit to weaken nature laws, MPs say

Clive Lewis says he will vote against planning bill amid concerns it will let developers build over precious habitatsUK politics live - latest updatesLabour is using post-Brexit freedoms to override EU nature laws and allow chalk streams and nightingale habitats to be destroyed, MPs have said.The planning and infrastructure bill going through parliament will allow developers to circumvent EU-derived environmental protections and instead pay into a nature restoration fund. Continue reading...