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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
Decarbonisation, growth, delivery? The Government’s recess report card Partner content
Environment
By Mineral Products Association
Decarbonisation, growth, delivery? The Government’s recess report card
The global treaty may lie in tatters, but the UK must continue to lead the fight against plastic pollution
Environment
By Rebecca Pow
The global treaty may lie in tatters, but the UK must continue to lead the fight against plastic pollution
After the Industrial Strategy: decarbonisation, not deindustrialisation? Partner content
Environment
By Mineral Products Association
After the Industrial Strategy: decarbonisation, not deindustrialisation?
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Nigel Farage Says He Would Renegotiate The Good Friday Agreement To Stop Small Boats
Nigel Farage Says He Would Renegotiate The Good Friday Agreement To Stop Small Boats
Foreign affairs
Total Politics at the Labour Party Conference ##sash##
Total Politics at the Labour Party Conference
Parliament's People Awards ##sash##
Parliament's People Awards
MPs Are Divided Over Whether They Should Use AI To Do Their Jobs
MPs Are Divided Over Whether They Should Use AI To Do Their Jobs
Parliament
Total Politics at the Liberal Democrat Party Conference ##sash##
Total Politics at the Liberal Democrat Party Conference
I use AI as an MP – and I’m not apologising for it
I use AI as an MP – and I’m not apologising for it
By Mike Reader MP
Parliament
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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
Environment news
Chris Sherwood: Celebrating two centuries of animal welfare law
Environment
By Chris Sherwood
Chris Sherwood: Celebrating two centuries of animal welfare law
Whenever I meet with MPs in Westminster, it's hard to not be struck by the history and splendour of Parliament.
Coca-Cola bottler partners with local businesses and charity to help regenerate Birmingham’s canals ahead of the Commonwealth Games Partner content
Environment
By Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
Coca-Cola bottler partners with local businesses and charity to help regenerate Birmingham’s canals ahead of the Commonwealth Games
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) GB, the largest independent bottler of Coca-Cola globally, is partnering with the Canal & River Trust on an FMCG sector initiative to enhance areas along the Birmingham canal network ahead of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Partner content
Environment
By Cruelty Free International
High Court grants permission for animal testing Judicial Review against Home Office
It can be revealed today that the High Court has granted permission to leading animal protection organization, Cruelty Free International, to apply for a judicial review against the Home Office relating to animal testing
Lord Bridges: We'll all pay the price of a disorderly transition to net zero
Environment
By Lord Bridges
Lord Bridges: We'll all pay the price of a disorderly transition to net zero
Since 2021, energy prices have been rising sharply. Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine has pushed prices higher still.
Coca-Cola announces trial of New Compact Freestyle® drinks dispenser in GB Partner content
Environment
By Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
Coca-Cola announces trial of New Compact Freestyle® drinks dispenser in GB
New platform to tackle plastic waste gets political seal of approval Partner content
Environment
By Revolution Plastics Institute
New platform to tackle plastic waste gets political seal of approval
The University of Portsmouth’s Global Plastics Policy Centre online platform aims to equip policymakers and the public with the tools to prevent plastic pollution.
Robert Largan: We must cut our use of biofuels to tackle rocketing global food prices
Environment
By Robert Largan MP
Robert Largan: We must cut our use of biofuels to tackle rocketing global food prices
The United Kingdom continued to lead the global response to Russia’s abhorrent invasion of Ukraine at the G7 summit last week.
Olivia Blake: The Climate and Ecology Bill will make us a world leader on climate action
Environment
By Olivia Blake MP
Olivia Blake: The Climate and Ecology Bill will make us a world leader on climate action
The need for the Climate and Ecology Bill couldn’t be more urgent. In a week when most Conservative leadership candidates have ranged from silent on climate issues, to being actively hostile against their own net zero policy, Friday’s second reading debate of the Bill in the Lords presents a timely opportunity to unite against the climate and ecological emergency.
Calls For Water Company Bosses To Face Prison Over Sewage Pollution
Environment
Calls For Water Company Bosses To Face Prison Over Sewage Pollution
A scathing report from the Environmental Agency has called for tougher action against water companies responsible for pollution – including prison sentences.
Caroline Lucas: we are failing to heed nature's warning signs – the Tory leadership candidates must step up and address it
Environment
By Caroline Lucas MP
Caroline Lucas: we are failing to heed nature's warning signs – the Tory leadership candidates must step up and address it
It’s always important to heed the warning signs. In February, as the world’s eyes were rightly on the horrors unfolding in Eastern Europe, a major new report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) – which warned that our natural world is already starting to see irreversible damage – went almost unnoticed.
Why all building materials need to deliver on sustainability of supply and climate Partner content
Environment
By Mineral Products Association
Why all building materials need to deliver on sustainability of supply and climate
From net negative carbon concrete to UK-grown timber and sustainable steel, every material must play their part to deliver a net zero built environment by 2050.
Circular economy revolution around offshore wind could create 20,000 extra jobs Partner content
Environment
By Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
Circular economy revolution around offshore wind could create 20,000 extra jobs
As offshore wind helps propel Scotland towards net zero, a new report highlights how a circular economy around the sector could slash carbon emissions by 34% and provide an extra 20,000 jobs across the UK that Scotland could capitalise on.
Stanley Johnson: we must ban keeping elephants captive in UK zoos
Environment
By Stanley Johnson
Stanley Johnson: we must ban keeping elephants captive in UK zoos
The world’s largest land animal, elephants are sentient, intelligent and socially complex beings. In my life I have been fortunate enough to observe them up close in the wild, and unfortunate enough to see them in cramped captivity.
Delivering an affordable net zero future for rural areas Partner content
Environment
By Calor Gas
Delivering an affordable net zero future for rural areas
Rural MPs agree that all solutions must be on the table to help off-grid households decarbonise.
Partner content
Environment
By Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult statement: CfD AR4 Offshore Wind
Statement from the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult in response to the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme Allocation Round 4 (AR4) and offshore wind.
We need a coherent approach to net zero – this must include nuclear Partner content
Environment
By Nuclear Industry Association
We need a coherent approach to net zero – this must include nuclear
Any clean energy strategy which doesn’t factor in nuclear fails to recognise the scale of the challenge we face.
African countries have a vital role in the fight against the climate crisis
Environment
By Lyn Brown MP
African countries have a vital role in the fight against the climate crisis
We all know that rapid heating of our climate poses a terrible and increasing threat to humanity, including our security and prosperity in the United Kingdom. But not enough attention is paid to the vital role African countries can play in stopping the impending disaster.
Future-Proofing Tomorrow’s Housing Against Future Shock Partner content
Environment
By Electrical Safety First
Future-Proofing Tomorrow’s Housing Against Future Shock
We must not compromise on safety as we become more reliant on electricity to achieve net zero.
How the Quadcopter Challenge is taking on sustainability Partner content
Environment
By Raytheon Technologies
How the Quadcopter Challenge is taking on sustainability
The United Kingdom-wide competition is taking off for its 7th year, against the backdrop of the race to net zero.
How we can build a smart energy future Partner content
Environment
By Smart Energy GB
How we can build a smart energy future
With a smarter energy system, we can empower consumers to make the choices that work for them as we move to Net Zero.
Air pollution alerts aren't doing enough to protect people suffering from toxic air
Environment
By Sarah Woolnough
Air pollution alerts aren't doing enough to protect people suffering from toxic air
The threats posed by air pollution can’t be overstated. Responsible for an estimated 36,000 premature deaths a year in the United Kingdom, toxic air creates new lung conditions and worsens existing ones, sometimes even leaving people hospitalised.
Green Freeport status in the Scottish Highlands could speed up a just transition to net zero Partner content
Environment
By Opportunity Cromarty Firth
Green Freeport status in the Scottish Highlands could speed up a just transition to net zero
If the Port of Cromarty Firth is given Green Freeport status, it would help attract more than £2.5billion worth of private investment, delivering a range of local and national benefits.
Collaboration is key in reaching our sustainability goals Partner content
Environment
By Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
Collaboration is key in reaching our sustainability goals
Jim Fox, Head of Public Affairs at Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) GB, discusses the role businesses have to play in tackling the climate crisis.
Stars Evanna Lynch, Lucy Watson and Lesley Nichol join forces with animal protection organisations to recreate iconic protest photo Partner content
Environment
By Cruelty Free International
Stars Evanna Lynch, Lucy Watson and Lesley Nichol join forces with animal protection organisations to recreate iconic protest photo
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Total Politics at the Liberal Democrat Party Conference
2025
Bayview Suite 2
Total Politics at the Liberal Democrat Party Conference
Total Politics at the Labour Party Conference
2025
Room 4A and 4B
Total Politics at the Labour Party Conference
Total Politics at the Conservative Party Conference
2025
Derby Suite
Total Politics at the Conservative Party Conference
Parliament's People Awards
2026
The Palace of Westminster
Parliament's People Awards