UK falling behind EU on environmental rules amid post-Brexit rollback

Exclusive: Labour ministers choosing to weaken green protections inherited from the bloc, analysis revealsFrom clean air to pesticides: how UK has lagged behind EU on the environmentThe UK is using Brexit to weaken crucial environmental protections and is falling behind the EU despite Labours manifesto pledge not to dilute standards, analysis has found.Experts have said ministers are choosing to use Brexit to actively go backwards in some cases, though there are also areas where the UK has impro...