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Lib Dem MP Pippa Heylings: 'Reform Wants People To Go Down The Mines Again'
Lib Dem MP Pippa Heylings: "Reform Wants People To Go Down The Mines Again"
Environment
Liberal Democrat net-zero lead Pippa Heylings tells Noah Vickers the Tories have made a serious tactical error in resiling from action on climate change
Ed Miliband Says He Will “Double Down, Not Back Down” On Clean Energy
Environment
Ed Miliband Says He Will “Double Down, Not Back Down” On Clean Energy
Government Announces Major U-Turn On Farmers Inheritance Tax
Environment
Government Announces Major U-Turn On Farmers Inheritance Tax
Build A Christmas Hamper With The Efra Committee MPs
Environment
Build A Christmas Hamper With The Efra Committee MPs
Illegal Waste Dumping Is Becoming More Sophisticated. Can It Be Stopped?
Environment
Illegal Waste Dumping Is Becoming More Sophisticated. Can It Be Stopped?
Direct Landfill Tax Revenues To Environment Agency To Help Clear Illegal Waste Dumps, Treasury Urged
Environment
Direct Landfill Tax Revenues To Environment Agency To Help Clear Illegal Waste Dumps, Treasury Urged
Natural England's Tony Juniper: Money Spent On Bat Tunnel 'Could Have Been Put To Better Use'
Environment
Natural England's Tony Juniper: Money Spent On Bat Tunnel 'Could Have Been Put To Better Use'
Opinion
The cost of getting it wrong: whoever leads Labour must get EU reset right Partner content
Environment
By CropLife UK
The cost of getting it wrong: whoever leads Labour must get EU reset right
We will be judged by how we responded to climate collapse, not Westminster psychodrama
Environment
By Adrian Ramsay MP
We will be judged by how we responded to climate collapse, not Westminster psychodrama
A closed season to protect pregnant hares was promised – where is the legislation?
Environment
By Baroness Helic
A closed season to protect pregnant hares was promised – where is the legislation?
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Lord Heseltine: 'We Must Not Have Reform Or Restore Anywhere Near The Corridors Of Power'
Lord Heseltine: "We Must Not Have Reform Or Restore Anywhere Near The Corridors Of Power"
Home affairs
Andy Burnham: The Makerfield Campaign, The Aftermath And His Prep For Government
Andy Burnham: The Makerfield Campaign, The Aftermath And His Prep For Government
Political parties
Reform Council Leader George Finch: Nobody Deserves To Be In No 10 More Than Farage
Reform Council Leader George Finch: Nobody Deserves To Be In No 10 More Than Farage
Political parties
Prevention of Violence Against Women and Girls Awards ##sash##
Prevention of Violence Against Women and Girls Awards
Health
Britain doesn't need fewer graduates, it needs better ones
Britain doesn't need fewer graduates, it needs better ones
By Dr Michael Spence, President and Provost | UCL
Education
We must scrap the triple lock
We must scrap the triple lock
By David Gauke
Economy
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Water Minister Emma Hardy: 'The Regulatory System Is Broken'
Environment
Water Minister Emma Hardy: "The Regulatory System Is Broken"
With water now a top political issue in Britain, Sienna Rodgers talks to Defra minister Emma Hardy who says regulation of the industry is ‘broken’ – and warns companies, ‘there’s no room to hide’
Troubled Waters – The Many Struggles Of The Canal And River Trust
Environment
Troubled Waters – The Many Struggles Of The Canal And River Trust
Over a decade ago, the government decided to place many of England and Wales’ inland waterways in the hands of the Canal & River Trust. As it struggles with increasing financial pressure and a furious row with part of the boating community, has the experiment failed? Alan White investigates. Illustrations by Tracy Worrall
Victoria Atkins: I’ve Cross-Examined Gun-Toting Drug Lords – Labour MPs Don't Worry Me
Environment
Victoria Atkins: I’ve Cross-Examined Gun-Toting Drug Lords – Labour MPs Don't Worry Me
Sienna Rodgers talks to shadow environment secretary Victoria Atkins who aims her fire at ‘City Steve’, ‘showman’ Nigel Farage and the government’s ‘Marxist’ policy on compulsory purchase
Environment news
Water bosses need to start thinking of customers, not just themselves
Environment
By Alistair Carmichael MP
Water bosses need to start thinking of customers, not just themselves
“We have created incentives to try to retain our most precious resource, which is our senior management team.”
Troubled Waters – The Many Struggles Of The Canal And River Trust
Environment
By Alan White
Troubled Waters – The Many Struggles Of The Canal And River Trust
Over a decade ago, the government decided to place many of England and Wales’ inland waterways in the hands of the Canal & River Trust. As it struggles with increasing financial pressure and a furious row with part of the boating community, has the experiment failed? Alan White investigates. Illustrations by Tracy Worrall
‘Horrified that this is still legal!’: public reactions to a cruel and antiquated trade Partner content
Environment
By Humane World for Animals UK
‘Horrified that this is still legal!’: public reactions to a cruel and antiquated trade
At a recent exhibition hundreds of visitors expressed shock and disgust at photographs of animals reduced to grotesque souvenirs, shipped to the UK as hunting trophies. Now politicians are invited to see those images in Parliament on 20th May.
Net zero is popular and essential. Labour must take the fight to Badenoch and Farage
Environment
By Luke Murphy
Net zero is popular and essential. Labour must take the fight to Badenoch and Farage
Evidence shows that rolling back our climate ambitions would do nothing to win back voters from Reform, but instead risk losing crucial votes to the Liberal Democrats and Greens. Labour must not buckle on net zero. 
Labour Figures Grow Nervous About Net Zero After Reform Success
Environment
Labour Figures Grow Nervous About Net Zero After Reform Success
Labour MPs are growing increasingly nervous about the government’s approach to net zero following Reform’s sweeping success in the local and mayoral elections.
Rural notspots – why there's no phone signal in the countryside and how to fix it
Environment
By Simon Rockman
Rural notspots – why there's no phone signal in the countryside and how to fix it
It was billed as the solution to poor or absent mobile coverage, but in five years the £1bn Shared Rural Network has built just one tower in a total not-spot. Simon Rockman argues it should be abandoned: there is a better solution available. Illustration by Tracy Worrall
Defra has lost its way
Environment
By Alistair Carmichael MP
Defra has lost its way
A series of policy missteps has left Defra floundering, Steve Reed needs to get a grip
Labour MP Warns Planning Reforms Could Overwhelm Environment Regulator
Environment
Labour MP Warns Planning Reforms Could Overwhelm Environment Regulator
A Labour MP has raised concern about the feasibility of a key plank of the government's planning reforms.
We cannot continue to take a flippant approach to how we feed the nation
Environment
By Baroness Batters
We cannot continue to take a flippant approach to how we feed the nation
Former National Farmers’ Union president Baroness Batters, now a crossbench peer, reflects on being ‘seven meals from anarchy’ during Covid and argues that food production must be made a UK priority. Illustration by Tracy Worrall
Labour’s net-zero is built on slave labour and broken promises
Environment
By Harriet Cross MP
Labour’s net-zero is built on slave labour and broken promises
Labour’s net-zero ambitions have attracted a range of descriptions, from ambitious and groundbreaking to unrealistic, naive and idealistic. But after the past few weeks, ‘immoral’ must also be added.
Quarries and Nature 2025: Celebrating the Mineral Industry’s Role in Nature Recovery Partner content
Environment
By Mineral Products Association
Quarries and Nature 2025: Celebrating the Mineral Industry’s Role in Nature Recovery
Extracting the raw materials required to create essential homes and infrastructure need not be at the expense of natural habitats. A recent awards event, organised by the Mineral Products Association (MPA), showcased the UK mineral industry’s contribution to creating spaces for nature and improving biodiversity.
Victoria Atkins: I’ve Cross-Examined Gun-Toting Drug Lords – Labour MPs Don't Worry Me
Environment
By Sienna Rodgers
Victoria Atkins: I’ve Cross-Examined Gun-Toting Drug Lords – Labour MPs Don't Worry Me
Sienna Rodgers talks to shadow environment secretary Victoria Atkins who aims her fire at ‘City Steve’, ‘showman’ Nigel Farage and the government’s ‘Marxist’ policy on compulsory purchase
A framework for future farming Partner content
Environment
By The Central Association of Agricultural Valuers
A framework for future farming
In an increasingly uncertain world our farming has the same productivity issues as the whole economy. The CAAV offers a framework for policy to answer this, complemented by farm-specific advice, for a more positive and resilient future
Megafarms have no place in our growth plan
Environment
By Terry Jermy MP
Megafarms have no place in our growth plan
The rejection of a megafarm in my constituency is a watershed moment. We want growth, but industrial farming is not the answer.
Trade barriers put UK horticulture at risk Partner content
Environment
By Horticultural Trades Association
Trade barriers put UK horticulture at risk
Urgent resolutions are needed for the self-inflicted barriers to trade that is damaging the UK horticulture industry says the HTA
Healthy Low-carbon Transport Hub to realise the health benefits of the transition to net zero Partner content
Environment
By UKCRIC
Healthy Low-carbon Transport Hub to realise the health benefits of the transition to net zero
Our society must move confidently and methodically to realise the enormous potential health benefits of net zero transport measures, while avoiding strategies with negative health impacts. This is a major challenge.
Powering the UK’s Green Future Partner content
Environment
By Forth Ports
Powering the UK’s Green Future
With an ambition to deliver economic growth, the UK’s industrial strategy must have ports at its heart to secure economic growth, energy security and global leadership in offshore wind, hydrogen and sustainable fuels.
A standardised reporting framework is needed to help farmers reduce their environmental impact Partner content
Environment
By Tesco
A standardised reporting framework is needed to help farmers reduce their environmental impact
Three-quarters of farmers are concerned by the lack of consistency in environmental standards and assurance and want to see greater commonality in how sustainability metrics are measured
Investing in sustainable innovations to address pressing environmental challenges Partner content
Environment
By BASF
Investing in sustainable innovations to address pressing environmental challenges
Ahead of the publication of the government’s Industrial Strategy, the collaboration between BASF, Pulpex and its partners showcases industry’s tangible commitment to sustainable innovative solutions and the green transition.
UPDATED: HTA welcomes Caroline Voaden MP’s Bill to champion green spaces and environmental horticulture Partner content
Environment
By Horticultural Trades Association
UPDATED: HTA welcomes Caroline Voaden MP’s Bill to champion green spaces and environmental horticulture
Objective professional advice for rural property and business Partner content
Environment
By The Central Association of Agricultural Valuers
Objective professional advice for rural property and business
As “Professionals in the Countryside”, the CAAV and its qualified members bring practical rounded advice with perspective to help clients and policymakers find useful answers to their problems
The government needs a hard-headed approach to green growth
Environment
By Lindy Fursman and Thomas Smith
The government needs a hard-headed approach to green growth
Net-zero has become a political fault line.
Three things we learnt from the CCC's 7th Carbon Budget about Labour’s decarbonisation challenges Partner content
Environment
By OFTEC
Three things we learnt from the CCC's 7th Carbon Budget about Labour’s decarbonisation challenges
Three things we learnt from the CCC's 7th Carbon Budget about Labour’s decarbonisation challenges
An official register of fire safety certificates will protect homeowners from bad actors
Environment
By Matt Western MP
An official register of fire safety certificates will protect homeowners from bad actors
Worries over falsified fire certificates are compounding home owners' misery
EventsAll
Prevention of Violence Against Women and Girls Awards
2026
Speaker's House, Palace of Westminster, London
Prevention of Violence Against Women and Girls Awards
Net Zero Week 2026
2026
Online and In-Person
Net Zero Week 2026
Back Nuclear Energy 2026
2026
Online and In-Person
Back Nuclear Energy 2026