i's rivers manifesto calls on the next government to commit to preventing untreated sewage from damaging 'high-priority' sites
i's rivers manifesto calls on the next government to commit to preventing untreated sewage from damaging 'high-priority' sites
Labour has not committed to a timeline as to when it hopes to have delivered on its promise to clean up Windermere.’s tireless campaigning to save Britain’s rivers” as well as to Matt Staniek, who has been leading the Save Lake Windermere campaign.He added: “The Tories have folded their arms as United Utilities has dumped a tide of toxic raw sewage into our largest lake. We have seen mass fish die-offs, water levels reaching potentially toxic levels and tourism devastated.
“That is why the next Labour government will put water companies under special measures to clean up our water. We will prioritise cleaning up our most iconic sites like Windermere through stronger regulation and enforcement,” Mr Reed said. The Liberal Democrats and the Green Party have signed up to the manifesto, but Labour and the Conservatives are yet to back it in full.
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