Liz Truss

International Trade Secretary backs report by Board of Trade which highlights huge UK opportunities from green exports, but campaigners fear opposition to carbon border tariffs could undermine global decarbonisation efforts

Government confirms the Interim Office for Environmental Protection is to be up and running in July, as independent advisors warn Ministers against 'race to the bottom' on food and farming standards

As government launches Brexit PR offensive and news emerges of new lorry parks in Kent, many questions remain unanswered on the future of green standards and governance

Government insists new group will help ensure 'environmental standards in food production are not undermined', but big green NGOs appear to have been frozen out of influential body

As XR activists block roads into Westminster, Defra fears the UK may also be blocking chances of an EU trade deal by compromising with the US on environmental standards

Chief Secretary to the Treasury suggests low-carbon projects could be in Treasury cross hairs as part of capital spending review

But Sun reports suggest proposal for new 'super-ministry' is under consideration, prompting fears climate change would slip down government priority list

Defra's planned controls on plastic straws and wood burning stove attract the ire of Truss, herself a former environment secretary

Labour leader and Environment Secretary link floods to global warming, as government bows to pressure and pledges extra money for flood-stricken councils