Labour set to back Gove's nutrients reforms

By Joey Gardiner2023-08-29T14:38:00

Shadow minister Lisa Nandy criticises government’s housing and environmental record but says Labour will back measures to get Britain building

Labour is likely to back controversial government plans to scrap nutrient neutrality rules despite the move provoking uproar from environmental groups, the party has said.

This morning Michael Gove said he plans to strip environment quango Natural England of the duty to block housebuilding in areas where protected habitats are at risk from nitrate and phosphate pollution, a move described by the Wildlife Trusts as “disgraceful”.

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