<p>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.</p><br><p>But where does he stand on environmental policy?&nbsp;</p><br><p>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,&nbsp;Dr Tom Burditt.&nbsp;</p><br><p>The team also discusses the NGO concerns over how “loopholes” in the government’s biodiversity net gain policy are exacerbating unequal access to nature.</p><br><p><strong>PLUS&nbsp;</strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li>The RSPB announces <a href="https://www.endsreport.com/article/1960457/external-pressures-rspb-announces-staff-redundancy-plans" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">staff redundancy</a> plans</li><li>The home of the <a href="https://www.endsreport.com/article/1960351/englands-finest-limestone-grasslands-declared-national-nature-reserve" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Devil’s Chimney</a> becomes a national nature reserve.</li><li>And the latest spread of <a href="https://www.endsreport.com/article/1960462/mapped-spread-uk-solar-power-%E2%80%93-political-constituency" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">UK solar power</a> across the UK.</li></ul> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>