Category: Tim Farron

Revealed: the ‘catastrophic scale’ of sewage spills in England and Wales

Water companies have logged five sewage spills a day, every day, for a decade, analysis by the Observer shows Water companies in England and Wales have averaged five serious sewage spills into rivers or seas every day over the...

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HS2 may end up as ‘total waste of money’, warns IFS thinktank – as it happened

Comments from Paul Johnson of Institute of Fiscal Studies come as Downing Street hints at delay to work on second phase of rail linkAround 20,000 university workers are out on strike this week at more than 50 universities across...

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Rishi Sunak took helicopter to housebuilding visit where he defended government’s ‘green credentials’ – as it happened

PM flew to Norwich for the event where it was announced the government scrapping of nutrient neutrality rules. This live blog is closedA multimillionaire businessman with close links to the Conservative party has been told to...

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Rishi Sunak took helicopter to housebuilding visit where he defended government’s ‘green credentials’ – UK politics live

PM flew to Norwich for the event where it was announced the government scrapping of nutrient neutrality rulesA multimillionaire businessman with close links to the Conservative party has been told to knock down part or all of a...

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Rishi Sunak defends government’s green credentials after housebuilding water pollution rules scrapped – UK politics live

Government claims ripping up EU-era protections on nutrient neutrality will allow for an additional 100,000 homesThe government’s plan to relax nutrient neutrality rules for housebuilders could be “the most serious...

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Michael Gove defends plans to weaken water pollution protections as he rips up rules on housebuilding– UK politics live

Government says scrapping EU-era protections on nutrient neutrality will allow for an additional 100,000 homesScrapping EU-era environmental protections on nutrient neutrality will allow for an additional 100,000 homes to be...

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Michael Gove’s plans to weaken water pollution rules ‘a disgraceful act’ say Lib Dems – UK politics live

England’s rivers at risk as Gove expected to rip up rules on new housing with full details to be announced later todayGood morning and welcome to the UK politics live blog. We start with news that Michael Gove is planning...

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Theresa May spent half campaign in Labour seats, analysis shows

Conservatives’ offensive strategy laid bare by Guardian analysis that reveals where party leaders visited for campaign stopsTheresa May spent more than half of the election campaign in Labour-held seats, demonstrating how...

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