Tory MPs risk losing seats over sewage dumping ‘crime’, warns Davey
The Liberal Democrat leader called for swifter action on dealing with waste being pumped into rivers and seas.
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Changes to water pollution alert tool dubbed ‘incredibly cynical’
It comes as Southern Water threatened to use debt collection agencies against customers involved in a payment boycott in protest against continuing raw sewage discharges.
S**t in our seafood? EU raise fresh concerns over UK sewage crisis
The EU is now worried that UK's decision to dump raw sewage into the Channel could end up 'harming fish' and 'polluting seafood'.
Watch: Eustice defends sewage spill plan branded ‘cruel joke’ by critics – ‘people are seeing human excrement’
It comes after dozens of pollution warnings were issued for beaches and swimming spots in England and Wales last week following heavy rain that overwhelmed the sewage system.
Watch: Feargal Sharkey says sewage legislation ‘greatest act of violence against environment I’ve ever witnessed’
Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats branded govt plan “a cruel joke” and claimed their analysis of the proposal shows that by 2030, there will still be 325,000 sewage dumps a year.
Beachgoers face MORE pollution as water companies spent £5 billion on infrastructure but took a lot more in dividends
In the last decade, there had been a reduction in investment in sewage infrastructure in England and defunding of regulators, with water companies left in charge of self-monitoring,
Watch: Spoof ‘sh*tting’ report about sewage lapping up on our shores goes viral
"This would be very funny if it wasn’t so true," said one person after watching the spoof clip.
This video leaves blame for sewage crisis firmly at Brexit’s door
It comes as it is claimed that Tory leadership contender Liz Truss’s £235m cut to Environment Agency ‘doubled sewage discharge.’
Rachel and Stanley Johnson blame Boris Johnson for sewage shame – This pic sums it up
"So LBC has Rachel Johnson interviewing her father Stanley about the policies of her brother the prime minister. And some people claim the UK is rife with nepotism...:"