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Keir Starmer’s Labour party has won the UK general election in a landslide. Its huge majority should, in theory, give Starmer the clout to see through most of his political agenda. But in reality, the victory celebrations might prove short-lived, given the size of the challenges in front of him.

Privatised water companies discharged raw sewage into rivers and the sea around England and Wales for 3.6 million hours in 2023 – double the previous year’s total. For a sense of how bad the problem is today, check this map of the south-east of the UK which shows how much…

Lawsuit could see payout against Thames Water of £159.1m if successful

Party has vowed to end sewage scandal if it wins power, but experts say it will have to act quickly and ambitiously

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Liv Garfield’s pay included a £584,000 bonus despite firm’s £2m fine for spilling 260m litres of sewage into River Trent

The figure is four times of that of the previous year, the mayor’s office has said

Exclusive: Sewage discharged into brook feeding Ouzel river on the edge of Chiltern Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

Regulator understood to be looking at ‘recovery regime’ for Thames Water and others in sector