Green groups call on ministers to add environmental baseline to post-Brexit bill, fearing future laws could weaken protections

Green groups are calling on ministers to put their commitment not to weaken environmental standards post-Brexit into law as part of the retained EU law bill.

Peers are tabling motions on Tuesday for an environmental baseline to be put into the controversial bill, which is designed to formalise which EU-derived legislation is brought permanently into UK law.

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