Brexit Briefing – Weekly Summary
This Friday’s edition of the Brexit Briefing is part of the series of posts to highlight articles published in the media covering Brexit from an environmental perspective.
The articles are presented in chronological order with the most recent articles first. They are not presented in any specific order of importance & are provided as a selected sample of news articles to promote understanding of the key environmental issues as they develop during the Brexit process.
The selected articles this week are:
UK officials want to know if Russia meddled in the Brexit vote (Engadget, 24 October 2017)
David Mundell confirms Scotland Brexit impact study exists (The Scotsman, 24 October 2017)
Brexit: Theresa May says ‘important progress’ made at EU summit (BBC News, 23 October 2017)
Brexit: Business lobby groups call for transition deal clarity (BBC News, 23 October 2017)
UK Parliament announces F-Gas reduction inquiry (rac, 23 October 2017)
Letters: No incentive for Scotland to stay within a post-Brexit UK (The Herald, 21 October 2017)
‘No-deal’ on Brexit would be a disaster (FarmingLife, 21 October 2017)
It’s time to fact-check Michael Gove’s Green Brexit claims (businessGreen, 20 October 2017)
Brexit: Talk of deadlock is exaggerated, says Donald Tusk (BBC News, 20 October 2017)
Questions over Defra’s ability to deliver on Brexit (FarmersGuardian, 18 October 2017)
Brexit – threat to UK food security or opportunity for renewal? (Just-Food, 18 October 2017)