Gina Miller is calling for ecocide to be criminalised as she warned that the UK is far behind the European Union in terms of environmental protection.
The anti-Brexit campaigner has backed policy proposals that would see major polluters jailed for up to 10 years or face a fine of up to £3.85 million.
Ms Miller warned that UK progress on environmental policies more widely has been stifled by Brexit.
This, compounded by a lack of action from Britain’s mainstream parties, means it is lagging behind its European counterparts, she said.
Yeah, I don’t disagree. My point was more that these laws didn’t develop overnight on their own, it took political will and motivation. Constantly blaming the bogeyman of Brexit keeps the finger of blame neatly pointing at 50% of the population, and away from those actually making and implementing these choices. Brexit doesn’t have to mean a race to the regulatory bottom, we could be doing better than the EU. It’s just the Tories are choosing to make things worse and then hiding behind Brexit as a convenient scapegoat. We need to start holding them to account for this shit, rather than wasting energy throwing mud at each other for a decision made years ago.