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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
Off-grid homes risk becoming guinea pigs in government decarbonisation policy Partner content
Environment
By OFTEC
Off-grid homes risk becoming guinea pigs in government decarbonisation policy
The long-awaited Heat and Buildings Strategy outlines profound changes coming to the way we heat our homes.
Natural Fur: delivering on the COP26 agenda, part of the climate change solution Partner content
Environment
By Frank Zilberkweit
Natural Fur: delivering on the COP26 agenda, part of the climate change solution
Ideology cannot get in the way of fighting climate change. If we're serious about achieving our Net Zero goals, then humanely produced natural fur must be considered part of the solution.
Boris Johnson Accused Of 'Skulking' Away From COP26 After Defending Corruption Allegations
Environment
Boris Johnson Accused Of "Skulking" Away From COP26 After Defending Corruption Allegations
Shadow energy secretary Ed Miliband accused Boris Johnson of a "dereliction of duty" as the COP26 talks enter their final days, after the Prime Minister made a whistlestop visit to Glasgow on Wednesday.
Partner content
Environment
By Humane World for Animals UK
COP26’s lack of advocacy for livestock reduction is a ludicrous failure, says Humane Society International
We can’t tackle climate crisis without cutting intensive animal farming as world’s second largest human-caused GHG emitter
Let’s make Going Green easier: Our Net Zero ‘key facts’ guide Partner content
Environment
By The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
Let’s make Going Green easier: Our Net Zero ‘key facts’ guide
It can often feel impossible trying to keep up with the latest technologies being talked about in the fight against climate change – that’s why we’ve created a one-stop resource to make going green easier.
COP26: Tackling Climate Change Together Partner content
Environment
By Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
COP26: Tackling Climate Change Together
COP26 has highlighted the widespread zeal and determination to tackle climate change. Now, we must find meaningful ways to work together to make a lasting impact.
Boris Johnson Issues Last Minute Plea For World Leaders To Fix The 'Mess Our Planet Is In' With Final COP26 Talks
Environment
Boris Johnson Issues Last Minute Plea For World Leaders To Fix The "Mess Our Planet Is In" With Final COP26 Talks
The prime minister has urged world leaders to “grasp the opportunity” to help solve climate change, and not “stand in the way” of a reaching a deal in the final days of COP26.
The Maldives Could Disappear If The World Does Not Act Quickly To Combat Climate Change
Environment
By Sabra Ibrahim Noordeen
The Maldives Could Disappear If The World Does Not Act Quickly To Combat Climate Change
Without a drastic cut in emissions, countries like the Maldives will not survive, the country's special envoy for climate change has warned.
Conservationists Say Boris Johnson's 'Build Back Beaver' Plans Must Go Beyond Punchlines
Environment
By John Johnston
Conservationists Say Boris Johnson's 'Build Back Beaver' Plans Must Go Beyond Punchlines
Boris Johnson wants to Build Back Beaver, but conservationists say the UK’s policy must go beyond punchlines if they want to stop a climate disaster.
Voters are demanding decisive action from government to deliver on the climate emergency
Environment
By Carla Denyer
Voters are demanding decisive action from government to deliver on the climate emergency
When it comes to the climate emergency, the public appears to be taking the lead. A recent large-scale survey of climate policy preferences revealed that a carbon tax, local government-co-ordinated public transport, and encouraging less meat and dairy consumption to be the most popular measures.
Great British sustainable food can help slash emissions
Environment
By Andrew Selous MP
Great British sustainable food can help slash emissions
Over the past two years, Britain’s supply chains have come under strain from multiple pressures, and we have also come to question the health and environmental credentials of our food - with the latter under the spotlight as world leaders gather at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow.
Partner content
Environment
By Railway Industry Association
Zero carbon trains at COP26 show UK green transport capability
On Transport Day at COP26, the Railway Industry Association (RIA) has highlighted the capability of the UK rail industry to deliver a green railway system for passengers, as two net zero trains welcome political and industry leaders in Glasgow.
Equality and human rights must be at the heart of discussions on climate change Partner content
Environment
By Equality and Human Rights Commission
Equality and human rights must be at the heart of discussions on climate change
We can no longer ignore the equality and human rights implications of climate change.
Climate change is already happening – we must tackle global climate risk and adapt
Environment
By Baroness Brown
Climate change is already happening – we must tackle global climate risk and adapt
As you read this, the eyes of the world are turning to Glasgow. Representatives from 195 nations are coming together at the COP26 climate summit to agree the next, crucial, steps to keeping global temperature rise to levels agreed in 2015 in Paris.
We cannot continue to allow people with disabilities to be overlooked in the fight against climate change
Environment
By Lisa Cameron MP
We cannot continue to allow people with disabilities to be overlooked in the fight against climate change
Last week, world leaders began to gather in Glasgow to discuss the future of our planet at the COP26 Summit. However, the future of our planet must be an accessible one where disabled people (quite literally) can get to the table.
How sharing data can help save the planet Partner content
Environment
By Atkins
How sharing data can help save the planet
As pioneering approaches are needed more than ever to tackle the climate crisis, developing a data sharing policy framework for Net Zero could play a vital part.
Partnering against polystyrene waste: how we're working to make recycling easier Partner content
Environment
By British Plastics Federation
Partnering against polystyrene waste: how we're working to make recycling easier
Consumers are on board and the technology is already there. Now we just need the will and the know-how to maximise the opportunities to recycle polystyrene.
Partner content
Environment
By Revolution Plastics Institute
World-first Good Morning Britain and University of Portsmouth investigation reveals we are breathing in 100 times more microplastics in our homes than previously estimated
As COP26 continues this week, Good Morning Britain (GMB) - in partnership with the University of Portsmouth - has embarked on a groundbreaking investigation into microplastics.
Coca-Cola bottler invests £11m in reducing emissions at its GB sites Partner content
Environment
By Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
Coca-Cola bottler invests £11m in reducing emissions at its GB sites
Government needs to fast-track its Plastic Strategy to hit Net Zero Partner content
Environment
By Suntory Beverage & Food GB&I
Government needs to fast-track its Plastic Strategy to hit Net Zero
As a society we have historically used plastic poorly. But there is a sustainable future for plastic, one where no new material is made and where all existing plastic is recycled and re-used endlessly - a truly circular economy.
In the fight against climate change, we need to 'Think Small First' Partner content
Environment
By Sage
In the fight against climate change, we need to 'Think Small First'
SMEs are vital for the UK to achieve Net Zero. We need to remove the barriers that are preventing them from taking action.
Partner content
Environment
By OFTEC
Biomass Policy Statement – Response from OFTEC and UKIFDA
Trade Associations UKIFDA, for fuel distributors, and OFTEC, for equipment manufacturers and training providers, welcome the publication of the Biomass Policy Statement (BPS) which reaffirms the role of renewable liquid fuels in decarbonising the off-grid sector.
World leaders must focus on the prize to make a success out of COP26
Environment
By Baroness Parminter
World leaders must focus on the prize to make a success out of COP26
Wild weather at the outset, so bad in some places that reportedly one of our environment ministers couldn’t travel to Glasgow, is a reminder of what’s at stake at COP26 - the biggest political event that Britain has ever hosted.
Ed Miliband Says Ministers' 'Flirting' With New Coal Mine Project Is Undermining COP26 Progress
Environment
Ed Miliband Says Ministers' "Flirting" With New Coal Mine Project Is Undermining COP26 Progress
Ed Miliband, the shadow energy secretary, has accused the government of "double speak and double standards" after they announced a series of commitments at COP26 to reduce the use of coal despite "flirting" with a new UK-based colliery.
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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