Friday 19 June 2020 Environment / Luke Pollard Luke Pollard comments on the Government consultation on tree planting Continue Reading
Friday 5 June 2020 Animal Welfare / Environment / Luke Pollard Luke Pollard comments on reports Government allowing low animal welfare and environmental standards in future trade deals Continue Reading
Friday 5 June 2020 Ed Miliband / Environment Labour launches consultation on how to create ambitious green economic recovery Continue Reading
Thursday 16 April 2020 Environment / Fishing / Luke Pollard Ministers have waited too long to support fishing businesses – Luke Pollard Continue Reading
Monday 16 March 2020 Environment / Flooding / Luke Pollard Lessons must be learned from Whaley Bridge reservoir incident – Luke Pollard Continue Reading
Thursday 5 March 2020 Daniel Zeichner / Environment Ministers must act more quickly to end inhumane badger cull Continue Reading
Wednesday 4 March 2020 Andy McDonald / Energy / Environment Government still way off track to meet climate targets – Andy McDonald responds to cleaner fuels consultation Continue Reading
Wednesday 4 March 2020 Environment / Luke Pollard Labour calls for an independent review of government handling of floods Continue Reading
Tuesday 25 February 2020 Environment / Flooding / Luke Pollard New environment bill leaves the UK woefully unprepared to tackle flooding Continue Reading
Friday 21 February 2020 Environment / Luke Pollard Government ban on polluting fuels for domestic burning – Pollard responds Continue Reading
Monday 17 February 2020 Environment / Luke Pollard Government inaction on flooding – Labour demands the Prime Minister convene COBRA Continue Reading
Saturday 15 February 2020 Environment Storm Dennis reality of climate crisis – Luke Pollard Continue Reading
Sunday 9 February 2020 Environment / Luke Pollard Storm Ciara reality of climate crisis – Luke Pollard Continue Reading
Thursday 30 January 2020 Environment / Luke Pollard HMG’s Environment Bill – Luke Pollard responds Continue Reading
Thursday 23 January 2020 Environment / Luke Pollard Luke Pollard responds to Committee on Climate Change report on land use Continue Reading
Saturday 7 December 2019 Environment / Rebecca Long Bailey Labour has the most ambitious programme to tackle the climate and environmental emergency – Rebecca Long-Bailey Continue Reading
Monday 2 December 2019 Environment / Jon Trickett Redacted report shows Tories bend over backwards to serve interests of big business Continue Reading
Thursday 28 November 2019 Environment / Jeremy Corbyn Full text of Jeremy Corbyn’s speech on Labour’s environmental policies Continue Reading
Thursday 28 November 2019 Environment / Jon Trickett Government suppresses report that calls into question the viability of fracking Continue Reading
Thursday 28 November 2019 Environment / Jeremy Corbyn / Sue Hayman Labour announces plans for ten new National Parks in England Continue Reading
Tuesday 26 November 2019 Environment / Rebecca Long Bailey Rebecca Long-Bailey responds to UN calls for urgent action to cut emissions Continue Reading
Friday 15 November 2019 Climate Change / Environment / Sue Hayman ‘Boris Johnson cannot greenwash his atrocious environmental record’ – Sue Hayman responds to the Conservatives’ tree planting pledge Continue Reading
Wednesday 13 November 2019 Brexit / Environment / Rebecca Long Bailey Rebecca Long Bailey responds to Boris Johnson’s claim that Brexit will create a “green energy revolution” Continue Reading
Tuesday 12 November 2019 Environment / Flooding / Jeremy Corbyn Labour pledges £5.6 billion to level up flood defences Continue Reading
Sunday 3 November 2019 Energy / Environment / Jeremy Corbyn / Rebecca Long Bailey Warm Homes for All – Labour’s plan to reduce energy bills, create jobs and tackle the climate emergency Continue Reading
Saturday 2 November 2019 Environment / Rebecca Long Bailey Tories u-turn on their fracking policy within hours of announcing it – Becky Long-Bailey Continue Reading
Saturday 2 November 2019 Environment / Rebecca Long Bailey Government temporarily halts fracking – Rebecca Long Bailey responds Continue Reading
Friday 1 November 2019 Environment / Housing / Jeremy Corbyn / John Healey Labour pledges to make all new homes zero carbon within three years Continue Reading
Friday 1 November 2019 Climate Change / Environment / Sue Hayman Boris Johnson has failed to meet parliament’s deadline to tackle the climate and environment emergency Continue Reading
Wednesday 30 October 2019 Environment / Jon Trickett Conservatives’ manifesto will be written by lobbyist for frackers, tax dodgers and zero-hour exploiters – Trickett Continue Reading
Thursday 24 October 2019 Energy / Environment / Rebecca Long Bailey Labour welcomes report putting UK onto the path to net zero energy emissions in the 2030s Continue Reading
Thursday 17 October 2019 Environment / Sue Hayman Loophole in government’s Environment Bill – Sue Hayman responds Continue Reading
Wednesday 9 October 2019 Environment / Luke Pollard Coastal residents earn £1,600 less – Luke Pollard responds Continue Reading
Tuesday 24 September 2019 Energy / Environment / Rebecca Long Bailey Electric Car Revolution – Labour’s plan to strengthen the UK automobile industry, creating and safeguarding 220,000 jobs Continue Reading
Sunday 22 September 2019 Environment / Sue Hayman Government biodiversity fund – Sue Hayman responds Continue Reading
Friday 13 September 2019 Environment / Luke Pollard / Water / Water Industry Watchdog calls for more urgency in tackling water supply disruption and leakage – Luke Pollard responds Continue Reading
Wednesday 11 September 2019 Environment / Sue Hayman Badger cull licenses issued – Sue Hayman responds Continue Reading
Tuesday 27 August 2019 Environment / Rebecca Long Bailey Ban fracking after record earthquake, Labour demands Continue Reading
Thursday 22 August 2019 Environment / Rebecca Long Bailey Lancashire fracking: 1.55 magnitude tremor halts work – Long Bailey responds Continue Reading
Wednesday 14 August 2019 Environment / Rebecca Long Bailey Rebecca Long Bailey responds to research showing fracking has led to a dramatic increase in methane emissions Continue Reading
Sunday 11 August 2019 Environment / Sue Hayman Labour demands review into driven grouse shooting Continue Reading
Saturday 10 August 2019 Brexit / Environment / Luke Pollard Email slip-up reveals no-deal fishing patrol ‘uncertainty’ – Pollard Continue Reading
Saturday 3 August 2019 Environment / Luke Pollard / Water / Water Industry Our rivers not safe for swimming shows need for public ownership of water – Luke Pollard Continue Reading
Thursday 1 August 2019 Economy / Environment / John McDonnell Report on environmental breakdown and the economy – McDonnell responds Continue Reading
Tuesday 30 July 2019 Business / Energy / Environment / Rebecca Long Bailey Fears Johnson will scrap energy price cap – Rebecca Long Bailey responds Continue Reading
Wednesday 17 July 2019 Climate Change / Environment / Jeremy Corbyn Government set to miss climate targets by 50 years – Corbyn Continue Reading
Wednesday 10 July 2019 Environment / Sue Hayman Preparing for Climate Change report – Sue Hayman responds Continue Reading
Thursday 4 July 2019 Environment / Rebecca Long Bailey Rebecca Long Bailey responds to fall in the number of hybrid cars sold Continue Reading
Tuesday 2 July 2019 Economy / Environment / John McDonnell John McDonnell comments on the launch of the government’s Green Finance Strategy Continue Reading