内容摘要：The Lampard Inquiry says that it is "not necessary to be a core participant to engage meaningfully with the process", and that the experiences of those like Ms Bates and Ms Mermut are of "no less value in the eyes of the inquiry, than those provided by…core participants".

The Lampard Inquiry says that it is "not necessary to be a core participant to engage meaningfully with the process", and that the experiences of those like Ms Bates and Ms Mermut are of "no less value in the eyes of the inquiry, than those provided by…core participants".

When asked about the inexperience of the new cabinet in local government, he said they had, in his view, impressive life skills."You've got to look at the CVs of those people on the front benches," he said.

"We have more business talent, and more professional talent, than the front bench of the current government."On a visit to Staffordshire to congratulate his party's new councillors, Reform UK leaderHe warned council workers involved in climate change policy or diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policy "it may be time to go and look for a different job".

Responding to these comments, Cooper said climate change would be treated as a "legal obligation to fulfil until that changes".His approach to DEI was a "merit and ability" recruitment process, he said.

Staffordshire's next leader may be a new name to many voters in the county, but he has a background in politics.

Formerly a Conservative, he worked as campaign director for veteran Tory MP Ken Clarke in the noughties. He left the Tory party in 2011 and joined Reform UK in 2022.While it would start by providing guidance and support on improving environmental performance or meeting targets, it would have the power to take court action if needed.

The plans feature in aThe bill would also put targets on reversing loss of wildlife into law - with a headline goal of stopping the declines in biodiversity by 2030 and for there to be "clear recovery" by 2050.

More specific targets on particular species and habitats will follow, it says.The latest stocktake of Wales' wildlife in 2023 revealed what conservationists branded as nature loss on a "devastating scale", with one in six species at risk of disappearing.