The Mirror: Labour planning local ad blitz if Tory MPs block sewage dumping crackdown plan
The party plan to hold a binding vote on Tuesday to introduce a bill that would implement legally binding targets to reduce sewage dumping, and impose automatic fines
“Labour plan a local ad blitz if Tory MPs block plans to clean up Britain’s rivers.
The party plan to hold a binding vote on Tuesday to introduce a bill that would implement legally binding targets to reduce sewage dumping, and impose automatic fines.
Figures suggest 7,785 days’ worth of raw human sewage was dumped in Tory-held ‘red wall’ seats last year.
Analysis of Environment Agency data, broken down by constituency by campaign group Top of the Poops shows that in 2022, raw sewage was discharged into these ‘Red Wall’ seats for 186,861 hours, the equivalent of a continuous flow of sewage for a staggering 48 months.
Research also points to 35,219 sewage dumping events having taken place in ‘Red Wall’ constituencies last year. This equates to an average of 96 sewage dumps per day or a new sewage dump taking place every 14 minutes.”
