Beware the press and I’ve been caught like this before but the scale of response from many different sources suggests this may be the case. 

Michael Gove could use Brexit to shelve key plan to protect the environment, critics fear

Officials tell The Independent they cannot guarantee strategy will be published this year, following delays. Green campaigners and political rivals have raised concerns that Michael Gove’s return to the cabinet has led to a key environmental plan being shelved. The 25-year Government plan for the environment was first promised two years ago and had finally been expected in 2017, but officials told The Independent they now cannot guarantee it coming this year.

News of a potential further delay follows fears that Mr Gove’s appointment as Environment Secretary would mean a rowing back of protections, with Brexit providing the perfect cover.

Labour claimed the government’s failure to publish the plan was down to the current state of “chaos and disarray” following Theresa May’s botched election, and her need to bring Mr Gove back in to shore up her premiership.  Shadow Environment Secretary Sue Hayman branded the delay “unacceptable”, and adding: “This news does very little to allay concerns about Mr Gove’s environmental credentials and suitability for the Defra role.” Click here to read more