UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month agoRevealed: 5,000 English nature sites at risk under Labour's planning proposals
Labour's new planning bill poses a significant threat to over 5,000 protected natural habitats in England.
The attempt to give the globally rare ecosystems the strongest protections as irreplaceable habitats failed after all the Labour MPs on the parliamentary committee examining the draft law rejected an amendment containing the extra provision.