‘Even bankers need clean air’: Natural England chief warns Truss over threat to green rules

Tony Juniper urges government to foster both economic and environmental growth'

Liz Truss has been issued a veiled warning over new government policies by the head of Natural England, who says even bankers need to eat, drink and inhale clean air".

Tony Juniper, chair of the nature watchdog, has outlined the vital relationship between the economy and nature in Wednesday's Guardian, as charities across the country revolt over government plans to slash nature protections and potentially remove environmental requirements from farming subsidies.