Brexit withdrawal agreement: ‘Impressive, ambitious and on shaky ground’

The green ambitions set out in the draft Brexit withdrawal agreement have drawn praise from environmental groups, but for some, the details are less than satisfactory.

The document, published on Wednesday night, sets out how the government intends to terminate the UK’s existing relationship with the EU and proposes interim structures and processes that would be put in place to try to avoid a cliff edge at the end of the transition period in the event of no future deal being struck.