Campaigners attack plan for new watchdog to protect environment after Brexit
by Anne Perkins Deputy political editor from on (#3PWGB)
Independent body will be backed by law requiring ministers to 'have regard to' core principles but green experts say targets should be included in legislation
The government's plans for a new environmental watchdog to maintain standards and hold ministers to account in post-Brexit Britain has come under near universal attack from green campaigners.
The statutory body was announced as part of ministers' plans to protect landscapes and nature after the UK leaves the European Union.