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Water companies in England have come under mounting criticism for the level of raw sewage being discharged into rivers and seas (data revealed raw sewage was discharged for more than 3.6m hours last year, a 105% increase on the previous 12 months).
Both the Labour party and the Lib Dems have stepped up their attacks on what they have framed as the Conservative sewage scandal.
It is sickening that the Conservative sewage scandal has put over ten thousand people in hospital.
They just folded their arms and looked the other way while water companies pumped a tidal wave of raw sewage into our rivers, lakes and seas, putting the nation’s health at risk.
Water firms are destroying our precious rivers and chalk streams all whilst making massive profits. Conservative ministers have let these water firms get away with it for too long, while their toothless schemes have failed to protect swimmers and wildlife.
We need urgent action to save our precious chalk streams from this environmental disaster. The swimmers made ill, the wildlife killed and the chalk streams dried up should act as a watershed moment to put an end to the sewage scandal.