Show Notes
On Thursday 18 June, the make-or-break Makerfield by-election will take place. Burnham is standing as the Labour candidate and is expected to launch a leadership challenge should he win.
But where does he stand on environmental policy?
To find out, ECO Chamber host James Agyepong-Parsons speaks with ENDS Report senior reporter Shosha Adie, and the CEO of the Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside Wildlife Trust, Dr Tom Burditt.
The team also discusses the NGO concerns over how “loopholes” in the government’s biodiversity net gain policy are exacerbating unequal access to nature.
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The RSPB announces staff redundancy plans The home of the Devil’s Chimney becomes a national nature reserve. And the latest spread of UK solar power across the UK.
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