Environment Secretary says free football tickets were not from water company Steve Reed said free football tickets worth nearly £1,800 that he declared were from a telecoms company, not a water firm. Evening Standard · Oct 23, 2024
Environment minister confronted over accepting football tickets linked to water pollution company Environment secretary Steve Reed has been confronted over accepting football tickets linked to a water pollution company. The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2024
Donald Trump claim that ‘Far-Left Labour’ is interfering in US election flatly rejected by Cabinet minister Environment Secretary Steve Reed said Labour activists were acting as individuals going to campaign for Kamala Harris Evening Standard · Oct 23, 2024
UK politics live: Rayner insists Labour members in US using ‘their own time’ after Trump-Starmer election row Trump campaign has filed complaint with US Federal Election Commission to allege interference by Labour Party The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2024
Armed police in London need our support, says Cabinet minister after officer cleared of Chris Kaba murder Environment Secretary Steve Reed stressed he understood concerns in communities about Mr Kaba’s death Evening Standard · Oct 23, 2024
New commission may ban English water companies from making a profit Defra body, created to overhaul system amid public fury, may force firms to be run for public good rather than shareholder returns The Guardian - UK · Oct 22, 2024
Water regulator Ofwat could be abolished over sewage scandal as firms push for bill hikes of up to 84% Thames Water has asked to hike bills by 54% Evening Standard · Oct 22, 2024
Starmer’s bid to fix broken water industry after series of sewage scandals Campaigners are angry that Labour will not consider renationalising water companies The Independent UK · Oct 22, 2024
Water sector review could include replacing Ofwat amid row over bills and sewage The UK and Welsh governments announced an independent commission to review the industry and its regulation. The Independent UK · Oct 22, 2024
UK appoints first nature envoy to tackle species decline Ruth Davis named special representative for nature ‘to put climate and nature at the heart of our foreign policy’ The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2024
Water industry ownership should be decided by citizens’ assembly, new bill says Labour MP Clive Lewis to argue for nationalisation and public involvement in management of water companies The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2024
OPINION - Inside Labour's new world: the marriages, alliances, relatives and rivals Rural affairs don’t tend to be the biggest draw for Labour governments. But Environment Secretary Steve Reed may be counting on a personal trump card to win his department a better deal. Evening Standard · Oct 12, 2024
English water system singled out for criticism by UN special rapporteur Prof Pedro Arrojo-Agudo says regulator Ofwat ‘complacent’ about water firms putting their shareholders before public The Guardian - UK · Oct 9, 2024
Morgan McSweeney: Who is Sue Gray’s replacement and Labour election guru behind Keir Starmer’s rise to power? Sue Gray’s departure has triggered a wider reshuffle in No 10, and Morgan McSweeney is set to take over her role The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Oct 1, 2024 Calls for failing English water firms to be taken over using special administration Government urged to use power to control companies such as Thames Water and reform the industry
The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2024 Force companies to report their food waste, say leading UK retailers More than 30 businesses have written to the environment secretary calling for mandatory reporting of wasted food
The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2024 Labour used water industry analysis to argue against nationalisation ‘Economically illiterate’ Defra letter sent to anti-sewage groups cites 2018 report commissioned by water companies
The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2024 UK will need to double nature protection funding to meet targets, new data shows Carbon Brief says more than £800m will need to be spent in each of the next two years
The Guardian - UK · Sep 21, 2024 Is Labour on track to meet its promises on the environment? Though the party has plenty to celebrate at its first conference in power for 15 years, there is much work to do to on net zero
The Guardian - UK · Sep 18, 2024 Labour in apparent disarray over Thames cleanup plan Minister approved Thames Water project at location prioritised by Sadiq Khan for wild swimming
Evening Standard · Sep 18, 2024 Sir Keir Starmer 'could allow water bill rises across country' to pay for Thames Water bailout New laws would give the government the power to raise bills to prop up Thames Water if a buyer cannot be found
The Guardian - UK · Sep 17, 2024 Lammy’s Kew speech seeks to put UK at centre of a reinvigorated climate fight Foreign secretary’s stirring words on climate are welcome change from Sunak era. But now it is time for action
The Guardian - UK · Sep 16, 2024 UK to appoint nature envoy for first time Exclusive: Labour will also boost environmental efforts by reestablishing climate role cut by Rishi Sunak
The Guardian - UK · Sep 15, 2024 Key flood defences in disrepair across England as wet autumn looms, data reveals Leaked government figures show proportion of assets in adequate condition has fallen ‘significantly below’ target
The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2024 UK faces another autumn and winter of flooding, Met Office warns The government’s flood resilience taskforce has met for the first time to plan and discuss pre-emptive measures