MPs warn post-Brexit environment plans fall 'woefully short'

Proposals to replace EU rules 'downgrade' green principles, says cross-party committeeProposals to replace the EU's strong environmental protections after Brexit "fall woefully short", according to a highly critical report from a cross-party committee of MPs.The environment secretary, Michael Gove, said in December that the UK's environmental standards would be enhanced after Brexit. But the MPs' report said the proposals "severely downgrade" the environmental principles that underpin current EU rules. Continue reading...