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Westminster today - live updates: Theresa May to outline new government environment strategy in landmark speech Theresa May environment speech - live updates: PM outlines new government strategy to cut pollution
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Theresa May is preparing to deliver a landmark speech on the environment in which she will lay out the Government's 25-year plan for reducing waste and tackling climate change. Theresa May is delivering a landmark speech on the environment in which she is laying out the Government's 25-year plan for reducing waste and tackling climate change.
The Prime Minister will pledge to eliminate all avoidable plastic waste by 2042, alongside a range of other measures, but environmental groups say the plan lacks "urgency, detail and bite". The Prime Minister pledged to eliminate all avoidable plastic waste by 2042, alongside a range of other measures, but environmental groups say the plan lacks "urgency, detail and bite".
Also included in the Government's strategy are a £7bn fund for "plastics innovation" and plans to encourage supermarkets to set up plastic-free aisles.Also included in the Government's strategy are a £7bn fund for "plastics innovation" and plans to encourage supermarkets to set up plastic-free aisles.
Elsewhere, Boris Johnson will use a meeting with the Iranian foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, to raise the case of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe. The British mother has been imprisoned in Iran since April 2016.Elsewhere, Boris Johnson will use a meeting with the Iranian foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, to raise the case of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe. The British mother has been imprisoned in Iran since April 2016.
And new analysis commissioned by Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, shows a no deal Brexit could cost the UK economy up to £50bn.And new analysis commissioned by Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, shows a no deal Brexit could cost the UK economy up to £50bn.