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Environment Secretary says free football tickets were not from water company
2 months ago

Environment Secretary says free football tickets were not from water company

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Environment Secretary has rejected …

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Every river in the country is polluted, Environment Secretary warns
5 months ago

Every river in the country is polluted, Environment Secretary warns

The Telegraph  

Every single river in the country is polluted, the Environment Secretary has said as he warned that water companies have been covering up the true scale of sewage spills. Steve Reed said he is “not surprised” that people are worried about swimming in the sea, lakes and rivers around the country as there is no “guarantee” that the water is …

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Tory reshuffle: Who’s in and who’s out as Rishi Sunak reworks his cabinet
1 year, 1 month ago

Tory reshuffle: Who’s in and who’s out as Rishi Sunak reworks his cabinet

The Independent  

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Glyphosate herbicide is ‘absolutely fine’ to use, says environment secretary
1 year, 3 months ago

Glyphosate herbicide is ‘absolutely fine’ to use, says environment secretary

The Independent  

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Raw sewage dumping authorised in environment secretary Therese Coffey’s own constituency
1 year, 8 months ago

Raw sewage dumping authorised in environment secretary Therese Coffey’s own constituency

The Independent  

The Tories’ failure to tackle raw sewage dumping has been laid bare by figures showing Therese Coffey had almost 1,000 spills in her own constituency last year alone. Environment secretary Therese Coffey Liberal Democrat environment spokesperson Tim Farron said: “Successive Conservative environment ministers have done nothing to tackle the scourge of filthy sewage being dumped into our rivers and beaches. …

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Liz Truss’s £235m cut to Environment Agency ‘doubled sewage discharge’
2 years, 3 months ago

Liz Truss’s £235m cut to Environment Agency ‘doubled sewage discharge’

The Independent  

Liz Truss presided over cuts to Environment Agency funding which “doubled sewage discharge”, it has been claimed. open image in gallery Liz Truss has previously spent time as environment secretary But shadow environment secretary Jim McMahon said: “Under the Tories, the country is facing a crisis in our water supply. “Labour will address the challenges in our water supply system …

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