Environmental Leaders write to Truss about BREXIT – Green Alliance Jan 27th

Brexit would be damaging to UK’s environment, warn senior experts

Alastair Harper Head of politics aharper@green-alliance.org.uk    A high powered group of environment and conservation experts, including four former chairs of UK environment agencies, have written to the Defra Secretary of State Liz Truss, to voice their concerns about the risks to the environment if Britain leaves the EU. To read more click here

New Economics Foundation: February 8^th  UK-EU renegotiation: who will really benefit?

By: Christine Berry  Last week, the European Council released details of its proposed offer to David Cameron, designed to keep Britain in the EU and ward off the threat of ‘Brexit’ at this year’s referendum (now almost certain to be held in June). To read more click here

But Defra has no plans for Brexit    Jan 6^th Oxford Farming Conference –

Defra Secretary Liz Truss clashed with her Labour counterpart Kerry McCarthy over Europe on the opening morning of the Oxford Farming Conference (OFC) after stressing Defra was not working on Brexit contingency plans. To read more click here