Government told to ‘get their heads out of the sand’ over the scale of sewage crisis
Dozens of pollution warnings issued after heavy rain overwhelms sewer systems, causing water privateers to release raw sewage into the natural environment
Campaigners gather on Fistral Beach, Newquay, as they take part in a National Day of Action on Sewage Pollution coordinated by Surfers Against Sewage in April 2022
SIR KEIR STARMER said today that the government has its head in the sand over the scale of sewage being pumped into British waterways.
His accusation comes as environmental campaigner Feargal Sharkey blamed the state of the water industry on three decades of poorly regulated profiteering and a “vacuum of political oversight.”
Dozens of pollution warnings were put in place across beaches and swimming spots in England and Wales in recent days after heavy rain overwhelmed sewer systems, prompting water privateers to release raw sewage into the natural environment.
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