Government under pressure to set up green levy on UK imports
Ministers are under growing pressure to firm up plans for a green levy on imports to the UK before the general election campaign. The...
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In the media
Media coverage of the Conservative Environment Network's campaigns, events and proposals.
- Apr 17
Celebrities and MPs push for the government to ban the sale of peat compost to gardeners
MPs and celebrities have urged ministers to bring forward a ban on the sale of peat compost to gardeners. Former environment secretary...
- Apr 17
Use Brexit freedom to stop French fishing boats from 'pillaging our waters': Green Tory MPs back Rishi Sunak in growing row with Paris over UK ban on bottom trawlers wreaking havoc in protected areas
Britain must use its Brexit freedom to keep destructive French fishing boats out of protected UK waters, Tory MPs have warned amid a...
- Apr 16
Monty Don says gardeners using peat are ‘irresponsible’ and calls for government ban
Monty Don has said gardeners who use peat are “lazy and irresponsible”, as he backs a new push for the Government to introduce a...
- Apr 16
London Playbook: FOR PEAT’S SAKE
MPs and celebrities are calling for a ban on the sale of peat to protect peatlands, a habitat for many plant and animal species....
- Apr 16
Conservationists and celebrities urge Government to back Bill to ban peat sales
Wildlife campaigners and celebrities are calling for the Government to support efforts to bring in a promised ban on sales of peat for...
- Apr 16
Give landlords tax breaks to make 'Europe's leakiest homes' more energy efficient and cut bills for renters, Jeremy Hunt is told by Tory MPs who say it will also make Britain less reliant on foreign g
Tory MPs are pushing the government to give domestic landlords tax cuts if they make their homes more energy efficient in order to cut...
- Apr 10
Government Urged To Boost Support For Killing "Menace" Grey Squirrels
A group of Tory MPs are calling on the government to increase the grants provided to landowners to trap and cull grey squirrels, and...
- Apr 4
New-build homes must be fitted with solar panels, say Tory MPs
Conservative MPs have demanded the Government require all new homes to be fitted with solar panels to boost the UK’s energy security....
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