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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
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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
Partner content
Environment
By NOAH
Joint press release from AGCARM and NOAH UK and NZ animal health associations welcome regulatory co-operation
The animal health associations in the UK (NOAH) and New Zealand (Agcarm) have welcomed the publication by the countries’ regulatory agencies of guidance that will enable simultaneous review of animal medicine marketing authorisation applications in the two countries.
Q&A: learn from an expert how a global plastic agreement could reduce pollution Partner content
Environment
By Revolution Plastics Institute
Q&A: learn from an expert how a global plastic agreement could reduce pollution
Leading expert on plastic waste, Professor Steve Fletcher, explains how global ambitions to tackle plastic pollution can be delivered through national actions.
Diplomacy is Key to an Effective Global Treaty on Plastic Partner content
Environment
By British Plastics Federation
Diplomacy is Key to an Effective Global Treaty on Plastic
We now have the opportunity to pursue a collaborative, balanced approach on managing plastic waste.
The Port and Coastal Towns Network has been established to improve the sustainability of urban systems and infrastructure around the UK’s coast Partner content
Environment
By UKCRIC
The Port and Coastal Towns Network has been established to improve the sustainability of urban systems and infrastructure around the UK’s coast
With funding from UKRI the Port and Coastal Towns Network network will connect academics and seldom-heard communities across the country to undertake new, ground-breaking research.
Partner content
Environment
By NOAH
Pandemic Pet Owners Facing Unprecedented Challenges
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our lives has been undoubtedly profound. Our ways of working, the economic pressures we face, and our new lifestyle habits – to name just a few – have been substantial, with some changes more permanent than others. But against this backdrop, there has been another key change to many of our lives: the introduction of a ‘pandemic pet’.
BPF response to United Nations Environment Assembly Treaty Announcement Partner content
Environment
By British Plastics Federation
BPF response to United Nations Environment Assembly Treaty Announcement
In response to United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) recent announcement about a global treaty for plastics, the British Plastics Federation has issued the following statement:
University supporting the development of a global agreement to tackle plastic pollution Partner content
Environment
By Revolution Plastics Institute
University supporting the development of a global agreement to tackle plastic pollution
University of Portsmouth research on plastic policies will help to shape a global agreement on plastic pollution.
LISTEN: How can we effectively decarbonise transport? Partner content
Environment
By The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
LISTEN: How can we effectively decarbonise transport?
Transport currently accounts for around a quarter of carbon emissions and is the largest emitting sector in the UK. Decarbonising the transport industry to hit the UK net-zero target by 2050 requires urgent, clear and decisive action.
The Power of Partnerships: helping individuals make a difference in their communities Partner content
Environment
By Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
The Power of Partnerships: helping individuals make a difference in their communities
I’m always emphasising the incredible power of individuals in making a difference in their communities and the important impact that every single volunteer’s contribution can have. However, I believe we can truly shift the dial when we work together.
Renewable liquid fuels solve a fundamental problem for off-grid decarbonisation Partner content
Environment
By OFTEC
Renewable liquid fuels solve a fundamental problem for off-grid decarbonisation
It's time to move away from a one size fits all approach when it comes to decarbonising our homes.
BPF response to Wrap report on reducing household food waste Partner content
Environment
By British Plastics Federation
BPF response to Wrap report on reducing household food waste
The British Plastics Federation (BPF) shares the UK Plastic Pact’s overall objectives and the plastics industry only supports using plastic when it provides a benefit.
IKEA Hammersmith opening marks the start of £1 billion investment in London to get closer to customers Partner content
Environment
By IKEA
IKEA Hammersmith opening marks the start of £1 billion investment in London to get closer to customers
Hydrogen and concrete: a world first for net zero and green jobs Partner content
Environment
By Mineral Products Association
Hydrogen and concrete: a world first for net zero and green jobs
If we are to succeed in decarbonising energy intensive industry in the UK, building hydrogen-based infrastructure will be key to creating a net zero economy.
Partner content
Environment
By Openreach
Repairing damage caused by the storms
Thousands of engineers are busy repairing the damage caused by Storm Eunice and most recently, Storm Franklin. Most of the work is taking place in the South West, South Wales, London and the South East, and East Anglia.
Minister Warns Storm Eunice Is 'Risk To Life And Limb' As People Urged To Stay At Home
Environment
Minister Warns Storm Eunice Is 'Risk To Life And Limb' As People Urged To Stay At Home
A minister has warned that Storm Eunice is "a risk to life and limb" as the UK braces itself today for what experts have said could be record-breaking wind speeds.
Starting a national conversation around food
Environment
By Victoria Prentis MP
Starting a national conversation around food
We have great opportunities before us. Our departure from the Common Agricultural Policy has allowed us to put in place a whole new system of support for farmers and growers. We were clear in our manifesto that we want people at home and abroad to be lining up to buy British.
Growing more food in Britain is good for jobs, nature, carbon and national security
Environment
By Luke Pollard MP
Growing more food in Britain is good for jobs, nature, carbon and national security
Britain needs to grow, rear and catch more of its own food. In an era of globalisation, this can seem like rose-tinted, “Dig for Victory nostalgia”.  But in reality, this is a question of hard-nosed national security.
Partner content
Environment
By Wood for Good
Confederation of Forest Industries warns more tree planting is urgently needed to avoid UK facing crisis in wood supply
Shelf preservation society: major challenges await UK supply chains this year
Environment
By Adam Payne
Shelf preservation society: major challenges await UK supply chains this year
If Britain’s supermarkets are to remain well-stocked, the government must address the long-term challenges facing the supply chain. From labour shortages to Brexit bureaucracy, there are gaps in the system that puts food on the table, writes Adam Payne.
Meating the net-zero challenge?
Environment
By Michael Thorogood, Political Consultant
Meating the net-zero challenge?
Will ministers have the stomach to tell us to eat less meat in their overdue Food Strategy white paper? And does the public have the appetite for change?
LISTEN: Delivering the skills required to make net zero happen Partner content
Environment
By The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
LISTEN: Delivering the skills required to make net zero happen

To celebrate National Apprenticeship Week, this episode of Engineering a Better World explores how we can lead the way in delivering the skills required to make net zero happen. 


Host Jonn Elledge talks to Siobhan Baillie MP, and Yvonne Baker and Dr Graham Herries, Co-Chairs of the Institution of Engineering and Technology's Education and Skills Policy Panel, and interviews Dr Alex Burghart MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Skills.
Lords Diary: Baroness Boycott
Environment
By Baroness Boycott
Lords Diary: Baroness Boycott
The heating in my office has been unreliable of late and I have done many Zooms in my trusty winter coat, sometimes with gloves.
How we can deliver a truly circular economy for glass packaging Partner content
Environment
By British Glass
How we can deliver a truly circular economy for glass packaging
New stats show clearly that the British public want to see their glass collected at their doorstep, not through a damaging and complex Deposit Return Scheme.
Rishi Sunak Urged To Drop Green Levy To Ease The Cost Of Living Crisis
Environment
Rishi Sunak Urged To Drop Green Levy To Ease The Cost Of Living Crisis
The Chancellor is facing renewed pressure from backbench MPs to scrap the green levy on energy bills in an effort to alleviate the spiralling cost of living.
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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