Green Party responds to Environment Plan delay
26 June 2017
The Green Party has responded to news the Government’s 25-Year Environment Plan is not guaranteed to be published this year. [1]
Jonathan Bartley, Green Party co-leader, said:
“This is another example of the recklessness that comes with Gove’s appointment as Environment Secretary. He is clearly intent on playing fast and loose with the environment at a time when we need a safe pair of hands.
“The 25-Year Environment Plan is already long overdue and yet another delay compounds concerns that Gove will slash environmental protections and make the environment subservient to his wider political agenda. The Plan must be published as a matter of urgency. The need for a new Environment Protection Act is also clearly greater than ever.”
Notes:
- http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/michael-gove-25-year-environment-plan-delay-government-climate-change-brexit-a7807781.html