Downing Street plays down prospect of food and water shortages in worst-case coronavirus and no-deal Brexit scenario
24/08/2020
Downing Street has played down the prospect of food and water shortages this winter if a no-deal Brexit coincides with a second wave of coronavirus.
A bill to remove EU-derived laws that include 570 environmental regulations will cause serious ecological harm, charities and MPs have warned.
The powers ensure that Scottish drinking water aligns with standards set by the European Union.
Brexit bonfire of EU laws could let water companies conceal sewage discharges, campaigners warn
14/03/2023
The Environmental Information Regulation allows the public to demand data from private water companies, but it is at risk of being scrapped by the Government.
A leaked "reasonable worst-case scenario" document paints a stark picture about the impact of a no-deal situation while coronavirus pandemic continues.
POWERS passed to help in dealing with the impact of Brexit are being used for the first time to ensure Scotland’s drinking water aligns with standards set by the European Union.
‘Playing with fire:’ Scrapping rules to keep rivers clean after Brexit stirs up Tory rebellion
01/03/2023
Ministers have refused to rule out scrapping EU regulations that protect swimmers and wildlife.
Opposition to the retained EU law bill is mounting, as the government discovers the importance and popularity of EU law.
Reckless cuts and the impact of Brexit have left rivers dangerously polluted.
Brexit law bonfire could cost put environment at risk and cost tens of billions of pounds, nature groups warn
19/01/2023
Nature organisations have hit out at legislation that they say could lead to the loss of important environmental protections and cost the UK tens of billions of pounds.
The UK's Environment Information Regulations have enabled researchers and campaigners to force water firms to publish data on river pollution, but they may be scrapped as part of the Brexit process.
Exclusive: Britain is falling behind the bloc on almost every area of green regulation, analysis reveals.
The UK is threatening health and marine life on the French coast by allowing raw sewage to be dumped in the Channel and North Sea, say three Euro MPs.
Powers passed to help in dealing with the impact of Brexit are being used for the first time to ensure Scotland’s drinking water aligns with standards set by the European Union.
There were sighs of relief in many quarters when it was announced that the British government was not going ahead with plans for a wholesale bonfire of EU regulation.
Brexit: despatches from the downside – No 19
27/01/2024
This week's Brexit downsides: half a billion in extra costs to import food, the collapse of trade talks with Canada and more.