Kent Wildlife Trust hit back at PM Keir Starmer’s ‘misleading’ claims jumping spiders stalled 15,000 new homes at Ebbsfleet Garden City
Conservation experts say the Prime Minister’s comments that rare arachnids have stopped the building of 15,000 homes in Kent ...
Fact check: Part of a new town in Kent was impacted by a spider’s habitat
A section of the Ebbsfleet Garden City project has been affected by Natural England’s decision to designate a new protection ...
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Fact check: Part of a new town in Kent was impacted by a spider’s habitat
These reports refer to Natural England’s 2021 decision to make Swanscombe Peninsula an SSSI. The site spans an area which includes part of Ebbsfleet Valley – which is where the garden city is ...
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Fact check: Part of a new town in Kent was impacted by a spider’s habitat
In a speech on Thursday, March 13, Sir Keir Starmer said “an entire new town” had been stopped by spiders. Sir Keir said: “Jumping spiders stopping an entire new town – and I’ve not made ...