Since winning the 2024 general election, Keir Starmer's Labour government has diverged from EU environmental standards, resulting in weaker environmental protections. The planning and infrastructure bill allows developers to bypass obligations from the habitats directive, risking rare species. Furthermore, the UK falls short in adhering to stricter EU wastewater regulations, especially the 2024 urban wastewater treatment directive. The Office for Environmental Protection has identified that England is unlikely to meet its targets for surface water quality, with an alarming projection that only 21% of such bodies may achieve good ecological status by 2027.
The UK's environmental protections are now weaker than before Brexit, particularly due to the Labour party's planning and infrastructure bill that undermines the habitats directive.
Developers are allowed to pay into a general nature fund instead of preserving or creating new habitats, putting rare species at further risk.
Failing to comply with EU obligations on wastewater treatment, England is predicted to fall short of cleaning up rivers, with current estimates showing only 21% of surface waters in good ecological status.
The Office for Environmental Protection has reported that England will miss key environmental targets set under the water framework directive by a significant margin.
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