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 8th 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 6th 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