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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
We must scrap the triple lock
We must scrap the triple lock
By David Gauke
Economy
Net Zero Week 2026 ##sash##
Net Zero Week 2026
Environment
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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
As this generation of nuclear technology concludes, what’s next to replace this essential source of low carbon power? Partner content
Environment
By EDF
As this generation of nuclear technology concludes, what’s next to replace this essential source of low carbon power?
For decades, the UK’s nuclear fleet has been safely generating zero carbon electricity to power millions of homes across the country, serving not only as a reliable low carbon power supply but as a major employer too.
How the billion pound horticulture industry can become a post-Brexit success story Partner content
Environment
By Horticultural Trades Association
How the billion pound horticulture industry can become a post-Brexit success story
Britain’s gardening industry is on the verge of a renaissance. So why are the Government restricting the trade of plants so much? James Clark, Director of Policy and Communications of the Horticultural Trades Association, explains why the Government should back the British horticulture industry and negotiate a plant health agreement with the EU to ‘Let Britain Grow’
An autumn of hope Partner content
Environment
By WWF
Net Zero Week
An autumn of hope
The UK can lead the global ambition to put nature on the path to recovery by 2030, restore degraded ecosystems and allow nature and people to thrive
Northern Gas and Power takes the lead role in Net Zero Week 2021 Partner content
Environment
By Net Zero Week
Northern Gas and Power takes the lead role in Net Zero Week 2021
The Role of Advanced Fuels in The Road to Net Zero Partner content
Environment
By Net Zero Week
The Role of Advanced Fuels in The Road to Net Zero
Ministers Accused Of 'Dithering' Over COP26 Plans After Failing To Confirm ‘Virtual’ Attendance
Environment
Ministers Accused Of "Dithering" Over COP26 Plans After Failing To Confirm ‘Virtual’ Attendance
Exclusive: The government has been urged to urgently clarify whether attendees will be able to join the COP26 summit virtually as visa deadlines loom.
Global Britain should be leading the effort to vaccinate all seafarers
Environment
By Nusrat Ghani MP
Global Britain should be leading the effort to vaccinate all seafarers
As Covid-19 spread across the world last year, many countries and companies took an ‘out of sight, out of mind’ when it came to seafarers.
Heat and Buildings Strategy must be high on ambition and pragmatism to truly level up Partner content
Environment
By OFTEC
Heat and Buildings Strategy must be high on ambition and pragmatism to truly level up
It’s time for positive rhetoric surrounding climate change to be matched with action that meets the scale of ambition required.
Partner content
Environment
By Glass and Glazing Federation
GGF Launches New Asbestos Guide
Partner content
Environment
By Humane World for Animals UK
BREAKING: UK Government launches Call for Evidence to consider a fur import and sales ban
New poll shows strong public majority in support of a ban
New BPF Document Highlights Vital Role of Plastic in a Sustainable Future Partner content
Environment
By British Plastics Federation
New BPF Document Highlights Vital Role of Plastic in a Sustainable Future
Partner content
Environment
By NOAH
New Chair for NOAH elected at AGM
NOAH’s 2021 AGM took place on 16 June, where Caitrina Oakes, Managing Director, Vetoquinol UK and Ireland, was elected as the new Chair of NOAH for 2021/22.
We need bold action to tackle pollution by passing a new Clean Air Act
Environment
By Luke Pollard MP
We need bold action to tackle pollution by passing a new Clean Air Act
Labour are calling for a Clean Air Act, which would establish a legal right to breathe clean air, ensuring the UK law on air quality matches the targets set by the World Health Organisation.
Clean Air Day 2021: Why now is the time to get serious about tackling air pollution Partner content
Environment
By British Safety Council
Clean Air Day 2021: Why now is the time to get serious about tackling air pollution
Clean Air Day, being marked today, is an opportunity to improve public understanding of air pollution, build awareness of how air pollution affects our health and explain the actions we can all take to tackle air pollution, helping to protect the environment and our health.
Air quality: It’s time for joined-up thinking so that we can all breathe easier Partner content
Environment
By Policy@Manchester
Air quality: It’s time for joined-up thinking so that we can all breathe easier
The UK has an opportunity to lead the way on the global problem of air pollution – but as the latest figures highlight, there’s no time to waste on an issue this pressing.
Partner content
Environment
By Horticultural Trades Association
Horticultural Trades Association predicts tree shortage issues for government targets
HTA Board member Brian Fraser appeared before the House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) select committee yesterday (Tuesday) to give evidence to the panel outlining the industry view that the Government's failure to engage with the sector before setting targets for tree planting will mean that they will most likely miss these targets as growers cannot meet demand in the time frame outlined.
UK soft-drinks maker accelerates emissions cut as it targets Net Zero Partner content
Environment
By Suntory Beverage & Food GB&I
UK soft-drinks maker accelerates emissions cut as it targets Net Zero
Suntory Beverage and Food GB&I (SBF GB&I) has announced its commitment to halve its emissions by 2030, as part of ambitious plans to reach net zero across its entire value chain by 2050.
Government must not sell out our farmers at the G7
Environment
By Daniel Zeichner MP
Government must not sell out our farmers at the G7
Labour is calling on the Prime Minister to get behind British farmers once and for all: stand up for British jobs, enshrine our food and farming standards in law, and ensure all future trade deals do not endanger the sustainability of British agriculture.
Glass Half Full or Glass Half Empty? What is the Future for Britain’s Glass and Glazing Industry? Partner content
Environment
By Glass and Glazing Federation
Glass Half Full or Glass Half Empty? What is the Future for Britain’s Glass and Glazing Industry?
As the nation opens up after the pandemic, Tony Smith, newly elected President of the Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF), sat down with The House, to talk about the critical role that his industry can play in Building Back Better, and helping the nation meet its targets around net zero.
Britain can lead the way in restoring our oceans by strengthening our network of protected areas
Environment
By Selaine Saxby MP
Britain can lead the way in restoring our oceans by strengthening our network of protected areas
Globally our oceans are at a tipping point. To reverse this we must establish fully protected, no catch zones to give our marine wildlife space to recover.
Government must fix huge flaws in the Environment Bill
Environment
By Baroness Bennett
Government must fix huge flaws in the Environment Bill
Empty words that the government has promised to protect food and animal welfare standards so there's no need to write it into law are not going to hack it.
Partner content
Environment
By Humane World for Animals UK
Ahead of G7 meeting in Cornwall, infectious disease experts urge Boris Johnson to lead world leaders towards a permanent end to fur farming to avoid deadly future pandemics
Ahead of the G7 in Cornwall at the end of this week, 67 infectious disease and animal health experts have written to the British government as G7 hosts, urging Prime Minister Boris Johnson to lead nations towards a permanent, global end to fur farming to prevent future pandemic outbreaks like SARS-CoV-2.
A ban on fur would be unworkable and unsustainable. Here's why Partner content
Environment
By British Fur Trade Association
A ban on fur would be unworkable and unsustainable. Here's why
On 31st May, a bank holiday, the Government slipped out a four week call for evidence on the UK fur sector that could be the precursor to restrictions or a complete ban.
The Science and Tech start-ups powering the green recovery Partner content
Environment
By Legal & General
The Science and Tech start-ups powering the green recovery
Science, technology, and innovation are set to play a critical role in helping the nation to meet its ambitious target of achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
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