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Clive Lewis skewers toxic environment secretary Steve Reed over water privatisation
Clive Lewis’ Water Bill had its second reading in parliament on Friday 28 March. The Labour Party MP skewered environment secretary Steve Reed in the exchange. Water privatisation: “systemic exploitation of a common resource” In a speech, Lewis flipped the script on Reed, who has been arguing against public ownership of water: They say, “I’m more interested in the purity of our water than the purity of our ideology.” I love that quote. I love it…
Bill to nationalise polluting water companies blocked by UK Government
Sewage pollution A proposed law that would take failing water companies back into public ownership if they repeatedly pollute Britain’s waterways has been blocked. The Government did not offer its support to Clive Lewis’s Water Bill, which included a series of measures to tackle water pollution, including nationalising repeat offenders. The private member’s bill from the Norwich South Labour MP would have meant any firms that had three major sew…
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