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Can Labour Fix England's Water Shortage Problem?
Can Labour Fix England's Water Shortage Problem?
Environment
England hasn’t built a new reservoir in more than 30 years but 10 are now promised – and even they may not be enough. Noah Vickers reports on the leaky plumbing – real and financial – draining the system
The Path to Net Zero: A special report to mark Net Zero Week 2025 Partner content
Environment
By Total Politics Impact
The Path to Net Zero: A special report to mark Net Zero Week 2025
Water Minister Emma Hardy: 'The Regulatory System Is Broken'
Environment
Water Minister Emma Hardy: "The Regulatory System Is Broken"
Troubled Waters – The Many Struggles Of The Canal And River Trust
Environment
Troubled Waters – The Many Struggles Of The Canal And River Trust
Labour Figures Grow Nervous About Net Zero After Reform Success
Environment
Labour Figures Grow Nervous About Net Zero After Reform Success
Labour MP Warns Planning Reforms Could Overwhelm Environment Regulator
Environment
Labour MP Warns Planning Reforms Could Overwhelm Environment Regulator
Victoria Atkins: I’ve Cross-Examined Gun-Toting Drug Lords – Labour MPs Don't Worry Me
Environment
Victoria Atkins: I’ve Cross-Examined Gun-Toting Drug Lords – Labour MPs Don't Worry Me
Opinion
After the Industrial Strategy: decarbonisation, not deindustrialisation? Partner content
Environment
By Mineral Products Association
After the Industrial Strategy: decarbonisation, not deindustrialisation?
The case for better business: why it’s time to modernise company law
Environment
By Martin Wrigley MP
The case for better business: why it’s time to modernise company law
The future of haulage is here: it’s time for a zero-emission mandate for HGVs Partner content
Environment
By Transport & Environment
The future of haulage is here: it’s time for a zero-emission mandate for HGVs
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Labour Peers Want New Rules For Lords Debates After A Rise In Midnight Sittings
Labour Peers Want New Rules For Lords Debates After A Rise In Midnight Sittings
Parliament
UK Space Commander: 'Highly Likely' First Assault On UK Will Be In Space
UK Space Commander: "Highly Likely" First Assault On UK Will Be In Space
Defence
Islamophobia Working Group Chair Says Definition May Be Unnecessary
Islamophobia Working Group Chair Says Definition May Be Unnecessary
Communities
'Young Women's Bodies Are Not Resources To Be Mined': MPs Back Changes To Egg Donation Rules
"Young Women's Bodies Are Not Resources To Be Mined": MPs Back Changes To Egg Donation Rules
Health
Women in Westminster: In Conversation With Sharon Gaffka Partner content
Women in Westminster: In Conversation With Sharon Gaffka
By Total Politics Impact
Social affairs
Labour MP Calls For Sweeping Gambling Reforms Fit For The 'Modern Internet Age'
Labour MP Calls For Sweeping Gambling Reforms Fit For The "Modern Internet Age"
Communities
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Water Minister Emma Hardy: 'The Regulatory System Is Broken'
Environment
Water Minister Emma Hardy: "The Regulatory System Is Broken"
With water now a top political issue in Britain, Sienna Rodgers talks to Defra minister Emma Hardy who says regulation of the industry is ‘broken’ – and warns companies, ‘there’s no room to hide’
Troubled Waters – The Many Struggles Of The Canal And River Trust
Environment
Troubled Waters – The Many Struggles Of The Canal And River Trust
Over a decade ago, the government decided to place many of England and Wales’ inland waterways in the hands of the Canal & River Trust. As it struggles with increasing financial pressure and a furious row with part of the boating community, has the experiment failed? Alan White investigates. Illustrations by Tracy Worrall
Victoria Atkins: I’ve Cross-Examined Gun-Toting Drug Lords – Labour MPs Don't Worry Me
Environment
Victoria Atkins: I’ve Cross-Examined Gun-Toting Drug Lords – Labour MPs Don't Worry Me
Sienna Rodgers talks to shadow environment secretary Victoria Atkins who aims her fire at ‘City Steve’, ‘showman’ Nigel Farage and the government’s ‘Marxist’ policy on compulsory purchase
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Why retrofitting is a “no brainer” for the Government this winter Partner content
Environment
By Chartered Institute of Building
Why retrofitting is a “no brainer” for the Government this winter
Last week at Conservative Party Conference, the Chartered Institute of Building partnered with ConservativeHome, the Federation of Master Builders and E3G, for a fringe event discussion about the importance of retrofitting in addressing the climate crisis, keeping down energy bills and improving public health.
Government needs to treat the climate crisis as a racist crisis
Environment
By Simmone Ahiaku
Government needs to treat the climate crisis as a racist crisis
Climate justice and racial justice cannot be treated as separate issues
Government Isn't Telling People To Curb Energy Use Despite New Blackout Warnings
Environment
Government Isn't Telling People To Curb Energy Use Despite New Blackout Warnings
Ministers are standing firm on a refusal to tell the public how to reduce energy usage after the National Grid warned that households face blackouts this winter in a worst-case scenario.
The government's strategy for rural heating: it's time to deliver on fairness Partner content
Environment
By OFTEC
The government's strategy for rural heating: it's time to deliver on fairness
When the government launched the Heat and Buildings Strategy, it announced consultations on phasing out high carbon fossil fuels in homes and businesses off the gas grid. The outcome of these consultations is yet to be published and the deadlines proposed for the transition to start are getting closer. With the economic situation changing for the worse, is the delay a sign of a shift in the government’s thinking? It’s vital that it is.
Committee Corner – Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee chair Robert Goodwill on his in-tray
Environment
By Robert Goodwill MP
Committee Corner – Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee chair Robert Goodwill on his in-tray
Liz Truss certainly has a full in-tray. The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee will be doing its bit to make constructive recommendations on some of the key items as she settles in.
Committing to new nuclear means committing to a more secure energy future Partner content
Environment
By Nuclear Industry Association
Committing to new nuclear means committing to a more secure energy future
If we have learnt anything from the past few months, it's that we need long-term solutions to prevent the energy crisis happening again.
How Liz Truss’s government can achieve energy security and savings this winter Partner content
Environment
By Mineral Wool Insulation Manufacturers Association
How Liz Truss’s government can achieve energy security and savings this winter
The Prime Minister must trust British insulation businesses to deliver.
The government must act now to ensure thousands of ‘ghost’ pupils return to school
Environment
By Rob Halfon
The government must act now to ensure thousands of ‘ghost’ pupils return to school
A new term beckons. New teachers, fresh uniforms, unfamiliar classmates. In Parliament, a new Prime Minister and Cabinet to boot.
Secure, reliable, and affordable nuclear is a safe bet for Labour Partner content
Environment
By Nuclear Industry Association
Secure, reliable, and affordable nuclear is a safe bet for Labour
Labour should embrace nuclear to deliver on energy security and decarbonisation.
The first climate lawsuit against Russia may have huge implications across the world
Environment
By Catherine Higham
The first climate lawsuit against Russia may have huge implications across the world
Russia, the climate crisis, and the energy transition have been a constant presence in the European press for weeks now.
Partner content
Environment
By Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
Coca-Cola Great Britain extends attached caps to 500 ml bottles to improve recycling and help prevent litter
How our sustainability journey at Edmonton is helping to achieve net-zero Partner content
Environment
By Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
How our sustainability journey at Edmonton is helping to achieve net-zero
The progress at our Edmonton site demonstrates the power of small changes in reducing carbon emissions.
My Labour Manifesto: Climate crisis, wellbeing and tackling the democratic deficit
Environment
By Clive Lewis MP
My Labour Manifesto: Climate crisis, wellbeing and tackling the democratic deficit
Clive Lewis shares his ideas for a winning policy programme
Animals Matter: Why our new Prime Minister must stick to manifesto commitments on animal welfare Partner content
Environment
By Humane World for Animals UK
Animals Matter: Why our new Prime Minister must stick to manifesto commitments on animal welfare
Animals matter to the British public and they mattered to our late Queen – so why is Liz Truss turning her back on them?
Highlighting the role of hydrogen in decarbonising the UK this party conference season Partner content
Environment
By Cadent
Highlighting the role of hydrogen in decarbonising the UK this party conference season
The UK has a target to be net zero by 2050. That means reducing harmful CO2 emissions by 100%. Those emissions come from burning fossil fuels like coal, diesel and fossil gas – to power our industries, run our cars and lorries and heat our homes and businesses. We have to find new ways – greener ways – to do these things.
How Labour can shift the narrative from short to long-term solutions on the energy crisis Partner content
Environment
By SGN
How Labour can shift the narrative from short to long-term solutions on the energy crisis
With a tough winter ahead, Labour has the chance to articulate how we can achieve a just transition to net zero.
Partner content
Environment
By Policy@Manchester
Join Policy@Manchester at Party Conferences
Policy@Manchester, The University of Manchester’s sector leading policy engagement institute, are running an exciting programme for Labour and Conservative conferences.
Partner content
Environment
By Policy@Manchester
Nuclear Power: The Role of Government

In 2006, Prime Minister Tony Blair assured Britain that nuclear was “back on the agenda with a vengeance”. Boris Johnson has described his commitment to deliver nuclear at “warp speed”, and the three intervening Prime Ministers have also emphasised their support for nuclear. Yet Britain’s first new nuclear plant – Hinkley Point C (HPC) – is still some years from operation and, despite recent progress at Sizewell C, there is no confirmed successor project. Academics from The University of Manchester’s Dalton Nuclear Institute, Adrian Bull and Will Bodel, examine the gap between intention and reality and highlight policy recommendations from a new paper by the Dalton Nuclear Policy Group.


Pakistan floods are receding but more misery lies ahead – in Pakistan and across the world
Environment
By Waseem Ahmad
Pakistan floods are receding but more misery lies ahead – in Pakistan and across the world
As families pick through ruined homes in flood-stricken Pakistan, Islamic Relief CEO Waseem Ahmad highlights fears of more devastation to come
CO2 Shortage Risks Empty Supermarket Shelves, Warns Labour
Environment
CO2 Shortage Risks Empty Supermarket Shelves, Warns Labour
Labour has warned that the government is "sleepwalking" into another national crisis amid concerns that a drop in CO2 supplies could soon lead to gaps on supermarket shelves. 
Delivering the benefits of a low-carbon built environment Partner content
Environment
By Mineral Products Association
Delivering the benefits of a low-carbon built environment
With a low-carbon approach to construction, we can build the housing this country needs and accelerate decarbonisation in the process.
Our new Prime Minister must get gambling reform right Partner content
Environment
By Betting and Gaming Council
Our new Prime Minister must get gambling reform right
Within a matter of days, we will have a new PM and a new Government. Any celebrations will be short lived. Because whoever wins the keys to Number 10 will face a tsunami of trouble. A mounting cost-of-living crisis, inflation and energy bills soaring to stratospheric levels, war in Europe and a recession just around the corner. With that in their in-tray on Day One, it’s fair to say reforms to gambling will be pretty low on the Government’s agenda.
Energy is a human right – we must end our reliance on gas to tackle this crisis
Environment
By Chris Skidmore MP
Energy is a human right – we must end our reliance on gas to tackle this crisis
The past few months have seen mounting pressures build up in our food, water and energy supplies, the very foundations of our human needs and our society.
How we can save carbon now by measuring it right Partner content
Environment
By Mineral Products Association
How we can save carbon now by measuring it right
The key to reducing the overall carbon footprint of our buildings is long term value when it comes to construction materials.
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