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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Sandra Laville

Conservative ‘failures’ have led to more sewage pollution, say water experts

Sewage in the Thames in the village of Datchet in Berkshire.
Sewage in the Thames in the village of Datchet in Berkshire. Photograph: Maureen McLean/REX/Shutterstock

Increased sewage pollution, urban flooding and water supply interruptions are the result of a decade of failures by the Conservative ministers, according to water experts who are demanding an independent inquiry into water be set up by the next government.

The repeated failure of the Tories to implement rules to create “sponge cities” has led to much more visible sewage pollution, more flooding and increasing instances of water being cut off for householders and businesses, they say.

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