Brexit could put Britain's environment at risk, says Stanley Johnson

Father of leading leave campaigner, Boris Johnson, warns absence of EU laws will embolden traditional Tory approach and weaken environmental standards

A move out of the EU would leave Britain's environment open to the legislative whims of a Conservative government that has shown little inclination for good stewardship, according to a leading 'green' Tory.

If Britons vote to leave in the June referendum, many British environmental laws currently transposed from EU regulations would be open to the discretion of the UK parliament. Stanley Johnson, who held a European seat for the Tories during the 1980s, said the current government's form was a poor recommendation for the repatriation of these powers.