A well-known TV presenter has reached a settlement with the government after challenging its decision to remove or delay some environmental policies.

Chris Packham, from the New Forest, took legal action against the then-Conservative government in 2023, under the Conservatives stating the acted unlawfully by delaying some policies aimed at reaching its net zero target.

The firm representing Packham, Leigh Day, said "a legal settlement" had been reached with the new government that said the Tory administration "had acted unlawfully" by axing or watering down climate policies.

Labour said it had settled both cases as it would reconsider the decisions as it updates its carbon budget delivery plan.

The TV presenter, known for presenting the BBC nature series Springwatch, described the previous government's decisions as "reckless and irresponsible short-termism".

He added he was "very pleased" that Labour had "pledged to do better".

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Packham is also set to meet with energy and net zero secretary Ed Miliband "to discuss future progress addressing climate breakdown".

A hearing due to take place in November at the High Court will now not go ahead, Leigh Day confirmed.

A Department for Energy Security and Net Zero spokesman told the BBC: "We have carefully considered the two legal cases launched by Chris Packham against the government in November 2023 and May 2024.

"We have now settled both cases, on the basis we reconsider the challenged decisions as part of our work to update our carbon budget delivery plan."

The previous Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, announced in 2023 that several climate schemes would be dropped or scaled back.

This prompted Packham's legal challenge.

Sunak’s revised measures included delaying the ban on the sale of new diesel and petrol cars from 2030 to 2035, reducing the phase-out of gas boilers from 100% to 80% by 2035, and scrapping the requirement for energy efficiency upgrades for homes.

Speaking at the time, Sunak said that the climate policies were imposing an "unacceptable costs on hard-pressed British families”.