Labour vows to put polluting water firms under 'special measures'

Cecilia Keating
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Labour vows to put polluting water firms under 'special measures'

Opposition Party pledges tougher action on companies found illegally dumping sewage into waterways

Labour has pledged to put water companies that illegally dump sewage into England's rivers and seas under special measures, as it released data claiming that waterborne diseases have soared in recent years....

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