Sadiq Khan boldly declares that he will make the Thames 'swimmable' in 10 years amid public fury at five-fold increase in sewage being dumped in the river

Sadiq Khan has boldly declared that he will make the Thames 'swimmable' in 10 years amid public fury at the five-fold increase in sewage being dumped in the river. However, Khan's claim will prove challenging as his own analysis, which was published earlier this year, showed an almost five-fold increase in the duration of sewage spills in London last year. Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has boldly claimed he will make the Thames 'swimmable' in ten years City Hall analysis shows that the duration of sewage spills increased by almost five-fold last year for the same period in 2022 Mr Khan is campaigning for a record third consecutive term as Mayor of London 'The levels of sewage that water companies are pouring into our rivers is a scandal. Residents in the village of Bilbury - dubbed the most beautiful in England - took this photo of dead fish in the River Coln last year Thames Water CEO Chris Weston was appointed in January earlier this year In one incident, sewage was discharged in the River Colne, a tributary of the Thames, for 55 hours straight Khan also called on ministers to 'stop turning a blind eye' to the pollution in our rivers and demanded they in introduce tough penalties for water companies that pollute rivers.