UK unprepared for exiting Europe's green legislation, says Lucas

Green MP says 1,100 pieces of environmental law need to be moved on to UK statute books before Britain leaves EU

Britain is hugely unprepared for the potential impact of Brexit on environmental protection, with more than 1,100 pieces of EU green legislation needing to be moved into UK law for safeguards to be maintained, according to a report by the Green MP Caroline Lucas.

Lucas, who spent 11 years as an MEP before being elected to parliament, said environmental protections faced "a cocktail of threats from Brexit".