Sewage dumping has reached record levels, leading to a 60% increase in waterborne diseases since 2010. Various political figures, including Sir Ed Davey, Labour's shadow environment secretary Steve Reed, and the Lib Dems, are calling for reforms in water companies to address the issue. The Conservative government is criticized for allowing water contamination with deadly parasites, while Labour promises to hold water companies accountable and prosecute law-breaking bosses for illegal sewage dumping.
The Conservative Government has let sewage pollute our waterways. Labour will put water companies under tough special measures and law-breaking water bosses will end up in the dock if they don't clean up their toxic filth. https://t.co/0klIovU6Qq
The Conservative Government stood idly by while water bosses paid themselves multi-million pound bonuses and left our rivers and seas full of sewage. @Feargal_Sharkey is right. The government has lost control of our water industry. Labour won't let this continue👇🏼 https://t.co/QLNSohEdrI
Labour pledges to put water firms under special measures and prosecute bosses if they continue to oversee the illegal dumping of ‘toxic filth’ https://t.co/mNW8OT86Xu
Steve Reed, Labour’s shadow environment secretary, has urged Thames Water to “get a grip” and test treatment works “urgently” after it emerged over the weekend that the company had tested the water at only one property. Dozens remain sick https://t.co/lSDskwv7dZ
Not with a Labour government. Labour will put the water companies under tough special measures. We will block law breaking bosses' bonuses until they clean up their filth. With Labour, the polluter - not the public, will pay. https://t.co/EdoWwv4jli https://t.co/Lqjyx2EQkj
Stunts, sewage and serious messaging: Lib Dems hope to capitalise on outrage at water pollution https://t.co/I4KRamOZMM
It's time for change. The Conservatives have allowed the water companies to pollute our waters with parasites and raw sewage. A Labour government will put the water companies under tough special measures and block law breaking bosses' bonuses until they clean up their filth. https://t.co/p7f2aO469E
Our natural environment has been laid to waste under successive Conservative governments. The water quality in our rivers and seas ranks among the worst in Europe, with sewage dumping at an all time high. @UKLabour will not stand for it. https://t.co/X2pQHou6Hl
BREAKING: The Conservatives have allowed our water to be contaminated with deadly parasites. It’s time for change. https://t.co/HnrKXb566s
Lib Dems pledge water firm reform to tackle sewage https://t.co/ff9gXPN54O
“The polluter not the public should pay” EXCL: Labour’s shadow environment secretary @SteveReedMP suggests his party, in government, would push back against huge hikes in water bills to fix the broken sewage system. @LBC | @LBCNews https://t.co/zMeybyRZLE
Local environmental experts should be represented on water company boards to ensure sewage spills are taken seriously, Sir Ed Davey said, as he accused Tory ministers of “sitting on their hands” ✍: @rhiannonejames https://t.co/1PR2fCnfVa
It stinks! Sewage dumping is the highest since records began. Water borne diseases are up 60% since 2010. @GregHands isn't just our current MP, he's been in the government that allowed this to happen for most of the last 14 years. It's time for a fresh start #VoteBenColeman https://t.co/nrL8vGvlJv