Nature groups rebuke Reeves for ‘cynical’ 11th-hour planning bill changes
by Sandra Laville from Environment | The Guardian on (#70RYP)
Chancellor accused of removing environmental protections to win short-term growth and save her budget
Last-minute changes to the government's planning bill have sparked a furious backlash from nature groups who have mounted an attack on the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, over her plans to remove environmental protections.
The changes to the legislation come as it enters its final stages before being signed into law.
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