World / Politics Jul 2, 2023
Squeezed on housing, Sunak’s Tories take aim at EU-era water law
The British leader is considering scrapping the law as his government faces pressure to build more houses while fending off a voter backlash on pollution.
The British leader is considering scrapping the law as his government faces pressure to build more houses while fending off a voter backlash on pollution.
Conservative ministers and advisers say they fear a post-Brexit "realignment” of voters in England coming back to bite them.