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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
Government Faces Pressure To Ban Fatberg-Causing Plastic Wet Wipes
Environment
Government Faces Pressure To Ban Fatberg-Causing Plastic Wet Wipes
PoliticsHome is backing a campaign by leading think tank Bright Blue calling for plastics in wet wipes to be banned due the impact they have on waterways and wildlife.
We must change the seasonal workers scheme to help the UK meet its environmental ambitions Partner content
Environment
By Horticultural Trades Association
We must change the seasonal workers scheme to help the UK meet its environmental ambitions
It's time for Government to support British tree and plant growers by taking action on current labour shortages.
Refugee Charities Say Claim Safe Routes For Asylum Seekers Wouldn't Stop Criminal Gangs Is 'Political'
Environment
Refugee Charities Say Claim Safe Routes For Asylum Seekers Wouldn't Stop Criminal Gangs Is "Political"
There is no evidence that creating safe routes from France for asylum seekers would encourage criminal gangs to keep smuggling people across the Channel, charities have told PoliticsHome.
The growing appetite for alternative proteins
Environment
By Lord Sarfraz
The growing appetite for alternative proteins
From green hydrogen to clean steel, much of the talk at the Glasgow COP was around innovation in energy, and bringing exciting new technologies into the mainstream. This progress is commendable, but it does not complete the net-zero puzzle.
How we can make tidal power the UK’s next renewables success story - learn from experts and industry leaders Partner content
Environment
By Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
How we can make tidal power the UK’s next renewables success story - learn from experts and industry leaders
Amidst a Code Red Climate Emergency and power supply uncertainty, it’s time to support tidal power
A fair deal on fish quotas is essential for the future of many fishing businesses
Environment
By Luke Pollard MP
A fair deal on fish quotas is essential for the future of many fishing businesses
Fishing might have been misleadingly used as the Brexit poster industry, but the UK is experiencing the opposite of a coastal renaissance. That needs to change. Ministers aren't taking notice as things go from bad to worse for fishing – and they have no plan to help British fishers.
Watch on-demand – COP26: Triumph or Failure for Politics and Planet?
Environment
By Dods Events
Watch on-demand – COP26: Triumph or Failure for Politics and Planet?
This Dods Insights webinar brought together senior editorial staff from the Dods Group’s print and online media titles to examine the COP26 climate change summit.
The electric vehicle revolution is levelling up Britain’s manufacturing heartlands
Environment
By Mike Wood MP
The electric vehicle revolution is levelling up Britain’s manufacturing heartlands
Our government is helping to usher in an electric vehicle (EV) technological revolution. As I highlighted from the green benches in Parliament last week, advances in innovation are crucial to bringing EVs to the market for all, and firms like Westfield Sportscars in my constituency of Dudley South are paving the way.
Boris Johnson Gives Chaotic Speech To Business Leaders As Pressure Grows On Levelling Up
Environment
Boris Johnson Gives Chaotic Speech To Business Leaders As Pressure Grows On Levelling Up
Boris Johnson was under pressure to use his speech to the annual Confederation of British Industries (CBI) conference on Monday to define his plans to boost the UK economy — but he had more to say about Peppa Pig World than levelling up.
Partner content
Environment
By Chartered Institute of Building
CIOB holds net zero event with industry experts and UK government
On Thursday 18 November 2021, CIOB held a unique event bringing together experts from Government and the construction supply chain to look at how net zero can be delivered across the Midlands.
The politics of innovation have shifted – but Cabinet tensions are a barrier to unlocking the UK's potential
Environment
By George Dibb
The politics of innovation have shifted – but Cabinet tensions are a barrier to unlocking the UK's potential
The Conservative Party’s approach to innovation policy has dramatically shifted.
Partner content
Environment
By British Plastics Federation
BPF Net Zero Briefing: BPF Launches Net Zero Hub & Briefing Document For The Plastics Industry
Can The UK Achieve Five Key Net Zero Targets In The Next Decade?
Environment
Can The UK Achieve Five Key Net Zero Targets In The Next Decade?
More than 40 countries agreed to five ambitious targets at COP26 that aim to make clean technologies affordable and accessible worldwide by 2030.
People make transport: communities enabling greener travel Partner content
Environment
By Go-Ahead
People make transport: communities enabling greener travel
With COP26 dominating the headlines, Sustainable Transport Alliance hosted a panel event sponsored by the Go-Ahead Group and Transport Scotland to discuss why communities must be at the heart of green transport.
Partner content
Environment
By Lloyds Banking Group
Accelerating the take-up of electric vehicles
Decarbonising our road vehicles is absolutely vital in helping us reach a net zero economy.
COP26 is over, but we are still heading for catastrophic climate breakdown
Environment
By Caroline Lucas MP
COP26 is over, but we are still heading for catastrophic climate breakdown
COP26 had been billed as the most important climate summit ever, our last best chance to avert climate chaos and meet the temperature goals of the Paris Agreement. So how successful was it?
This silent killer must be tackled alongside climate change Partner content
Environment
By British Safety Council
This silent killer must be tackled alongside climate change
For two whole weeks, the world’s attention has been focused on Glasgow and the vital attempts to forge an agreement that can keep global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius.
Alok Sharma Says China And India Will 'Have To Explain Themselves' After Watering Down COP26 Coal Commitments
Environment
Alok Sharma Says China And India Will "Have To Explain Themselves" After Watering Down COP26 Coal Commitments
COP26 President Alok Sharma has remarked that China and India “are going to have to explain themselves” to climate-vulnerable countries after the two states demanded a watering down of global commitments to ending coal use in the Glasgow climate pact.
Climate Activists Stage Mass COP26 Walkout Over 'Failed' Efforts From World Leaders
Environment
Climate Activists Stage Mass COP26 Walkout Over "Failed" Efforts From World Leaders
Hundreds of climate activists have left the COP26 climate talks in Glasgow over opposition to the latest version of the draft deal released on Friday.
Climate Experts Say COP26 Negotiations Are Unfair To Countries Most At Risk
Environment
By Dr Joshua Wells, Political Consultant
Climate Experts Say COP26 Negotiations Are Unfair To Countries Most At Risk
Leading experts on climate change have raised questions over whether the COP26 Climate Summit, which is drawing to a close in Glasgow this weekend, is structurally fair to all participants despite every country involved being impacted by issues discussed.
Partner content
Environment
By Policy@Manchester
Could concrete save the planet? It’s not as crazy as it sounds…
Partner content
Environment
By Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
RCVS introduces landmark sustainability project with veterinary stakeholder workshop
The RCVS has marked the initiation of its Practice Standards Scheme (PSS) sustainability project with an introductory workshop, which took place on Monday 18 October 2021.
Partner content
Environment
By Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
Further information revealed about RCVS Workforce Summit in November
The RCVS has revealed further details about the Workforce Summit it will be convening in November 2021, which will be powered by its ViVet initiative, to consider how best to respond to the ongoing concerns over staffing shortages and lack of additional capacity to meet demand for veterinary services.
Partner content
Environment
By Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
Joint RCVS, BVA and BVNA statement on Afghan veterinarians
A joint statement from RCVS President Kate Richards, BVA President James Russell and BVNA President Jo Oakden on Afghan veterinarians
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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