Now that the lid has been lifted on the sewage scandal, people across the country are rising up and demanding an end to sewage pollution.” Until those in power show they are serious about cracking down on the profiteering polluters of the water industry, sewage will continue to be dumped into the UK’s rivers and seas, at huge cost to public and environmental health.
“A Labour government will use the levers of power to hold reckless water bosses to account and toughen regulations to prevent them from gaming the system.”Īmy Slack, head of campaigns and policy at Surfers Against Sewage, added: “This news comes as no surprise as it’s entirely in keeping with the government’s laissez-faire approach to sewage pollution. “Families across the country should be able to enjoy where they live, work or holiday, and businesses should not have to worry about the Tory sewage scandal hitting their trade. McMahon told the Observer: “Whilst the Tories continue their game of prime minister pass-the-parcel, Labour has a clear plan to protect our coastal communities from filthy raw sewage, by forcing water firms to clean up their act. Photograph: milangonda/Getty Images/iStockphotoĪ second question tabled by Labour’s shadow environment secretary Jim McMahon also disclosed that the government has not conducted any impact assessments into how allowing sewage pollution affects tourism and coastal businesses financially. St Agnes beach in Cornwall, where waste was discharged into the sea last week.
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