The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) has accused the Government of lying about its commitment to the environment over the reversal of EU green schemes.

The charity launched a furious attack on the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, the Housing Secretary Michael Gove and Therese Coffey, the Environment Secretary.

In a thread on Twitter, the RSPB wrote: “LIARS! @RishiSunak @michaelgove @theresecoffey you said you wouldn’t weaken environmental protections. And yet that’s just what you are doing. You lie, and you lie, and you lie again. And we’ve had enough.”

The thread cited the Government’s announcement on Wednesday that it is removing anti-pollution EU laws on nutrient neutrality to allow more than 100,000 new homes to be built.