The Latest Breaking News from Emma Reynolds

Government plans published earlier this month around the water sector in England and Wales were heralded as a “once-in-a-generation” opportunity to transform the system. However, despite the confidence of UK environment secretary Emma Reynolds, the long-awaited plans raise significant concerns. This is a reform agenda for water as a business…

Ofwat will unlikely be formally axed before 2027, and the process to establish the new regulator will be complex.

Victoria Atkins says announcement to raise tax threshold from £1m to £2.5m days before Christmas ‘seems very odd’

U-turn lifts limit from £1m to £2.5m after protests and warnings that family farms were at risk

The higher threshold will take effect on April 6.

Humane slaughter requirements for farmed fish and end to puppy farming also in new package of animal welfare laws

The animal welfare strategy also plans to tighten protections aimed at stopping cruel breeding practices such as puppy farming

Exclusive: Pollution targets set out alongside nature recovery projects to allay concerns over housebuilding

The National Farmers’ Union said Ms Reeves ‘cannot keep taxing businesses into the ground’.