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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
Crate Britain: does Mummy pig deserve a prison break? Partner content
Environment
By Humane World for Animals UK
Crate Britain: does Mummy pig deserve a prison break?
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
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Total Politics at the Labour Party Conference
Parliament's People Awards ##sash##
Parliament's People Awards
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Total Politics at the Liberal Democrat Party Conference
Home Office Eyes More Restrictions On International Student Visas
Home Office Eyes More Restrictions On International Student Visas
Education
Angela Rayner Refers Herself To Ethics Adviser After Admitting Stamp Duty Underpayment
Angela Rayner Refers Herself To Ethics Adviser After Admitting Stamp Duty Underpayment
Economy
Darren Jones To Run No 10 Delivery As Keir Starmer Shakes Up His Top Team
Darren Jones To Run No 10 Delivery As Keir Starmer Shakes Up His Top Team
Political parties
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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 leadership is needed for the water sector to decarbonise while reducing costs
Environment
By Dods Monitoring
Government leadership is needed for the water sector to decarbonise while reducing costs
The water sector has long been overlooked by the Government, but drastic action is needed now to get water to net-zero
We need policy to unleash a business-led Green Recovery in the years ahead
Environment
By Felicity Buchan MP
We need policy to unleash a business-led Green Recovery in the years ahead
Government policy should focus on driving more private-sector investment towards the vital green industries of the future, such as clean technologies and electric vehicles.
The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the vulnerabilities of our food supply chain
Coronavirus
By Neil Parish MP
The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the vulnerabilities of our food supply chain
With both hunger and food waste simultaneously soaring during the pandemic, we need to ask serious questions about our domestic food supply
Exclusive: Government’s green homes plan risks ‘throwing people into the arms of scammers’, MPs warn
Environment
Exclusive: Government’s green homes plan risks ‘throwing people into the arms of scammers’, MPs warn
MPs have warned the Government that a “rushed” energy-saving scheme could leave homeowners at risk of being exploited by scammers and rogue traders.
Local government can play a crucial role in the green recovery
Coronavirus
By Baroness Eaton
Local government can play a crucial role in the green recovery
Councils should be given greater powers and flexibility to support new green skills and jobs across the country
Boris Johnson unveils £350m decarbonisation push as he vows ‘green, sustainable recovery’ and ‘Jet Zero’ plane trial
Environment
By Matt Honeycombe-Foster
Boris Johnson unveils £350m decarbonisation push as he vows ‘green, sustainable recovery’ and ‘Jet Zero’ plane trial
Boris Johnson has unveiled £350m in funding to help industry slash carbon emissions, as he launched the UK’s bid to secure the first zero-emissions long-haul passenger flight.
On-Pack Recycling Labels the clear candidate for mandatory status Partner content
Environment
By OPRL
On-Pack Recycling Labels the clear candidate for mandatory status
Recycling is central to changing attitudes to ‘Take-Make-Waste’ and should be part of a Green Recovery. The Environment Bill contains powers to introduce mandatory recycling labelling. We’ve got the answer.
Partner content
Environment
By Glass and Glazing Federation
GGF keep pressure on Government over Green Scheme
Following the Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) recent communications to Government highlighting the poor timing of the Green Homes Grant Scheme, the industry’s leading trade body is continuing to crank up the pressure on the Government.
Failure to get the green recovery right could have long term impacts on our security
Coronavirus
By Darren Jones MP
Failure to get the green recovery right could have long term impacts on our security
A green recovery approach will work best if it is multi-faceted, multi-lateral and long lasting. The Government must show leadership at home and abroad
We all want new trade deals – but MPs must be given a say
Environment
By Neil Parish MP
We all want new trade deals – but MPs must be given a say
The UK is engaged in a raft of trade negotiations, with everything from financial services to food standards on the table. Yet MPs are given next to no say. This must change.
A Green Recovery is the only way forward for the retail sector Partner content
Coronavirus
By IKEA
A Green Recovery is the only way forward for the retail sector
Enabling people to live a healthier, more sustainable life at home is one of IKEA's key ambitions, as we strive to make a positive impact on people and the planet; working to become a fully circular and climate positive business by 2030.
Caroline Lucas: 'We're not learning the lessons of Covid when it comes to the climate'
Coronavirus
By Eleanor Langford
Caroline Lucas: 'We're not learning the lessons of Covid when it comes to the climate'
For many environmentalists, the global pandemic offered an opportunity to reset our approach to the climate crisis. But despite a liberal sprinkling of greenwashing in the economic update, the country's only Green MP thinks that the chancellor has squandered the opportunity
The Government is still stuck in a fossil fuel age when it comes to international development
Coronavirus
By Anna McMorrin MP
The Government is still stuck in a fossil fuel age when it comes to international development
The Government is still spending billions in aid on overseas fossil fuel projects, diminishing resilience and deepening climate injustices
We've made a good start, but with ambition we can do even more for our green recovery
Coronavirus
By Alexander Stafford MP
We've made a good start, but with ambition we can do even more for our green recovery
By recognising the skills in ex-industrial settlements and working in tandem with the private sector, we can go further in our green recovery from Covid-19
Government’s green heating plans out of touch with ‘ordinary’ people Partner content
Environment
By OFTEC
Government’s green heating plans out of touch with ‘ordinary’ people
If the Government’s current green heating plans go ahead, it’s likely that progress on heat decarbonisation will continue to stall, especially for off gas grid homes.
Partner content
Environment
By Mineral Products Association
Mineral Products Association welcomes Flooding announcement
The Mineral Products Association has welcomed the Government’s announcement setting out details of the £5.2 billion pledged for flood defences and increasing resilience.
Partner content
Environment
By Woodland Trust
Woodland Trust response to today’s announcement by Sheffield City Council on the halting of healthy tree felling
Today’s announcement is a well-earned victory for democracy, and the residents of Sheffield who fought so hard and at personal cost to protect their city’s trees.
Partner content
Environment
By British Veterinary Association
Do we really understand our animals? Study reveals gap in owner knowledge
Lockdown measures here in the UK have led many people to spend more time with their pets, at home. While the human benefits of having a companion animal have been well documented, recent research shows a gap in what we know about their needs.
Partner content
Coronavirus
By The Packaging Debate
Transcending these difficult times
The power of packaging to innovate for society’s benefit has recently seen an impressive demonstration by Transcend Packaging.
Partner content
Environment
By Wood for Good
New timber industry campaign to reduce CO2 in construction
A new industry campaign to showcase timber’s environmental credentials is being launched today (13 July).
For a green recovery, let’s build back better – in wood Partner content
Coronavirus
By Wood for Good
For a green recovery, let’s build back better – in wood
It is up to all of us who care about our legacy to our children and grandchildren to turn the talk about re-building the country through a new Green Economy into a reality, by metaphorically and literally building back better – in wood.
Partner content
Coronavirus
By British Veterinary Association
Call for ‘inspirational’ young vets to enter the BVA Young Vet of the Year Award 2020
Following the success of The BVA Young Vet of the Year Award in 2019, the British Veterinary Association (BVA) and Zoetis are delighted to announce that The BVA Young Vet of the Year Award 2020 is now open for nominations, inviting you to join with them in celebrating inspirational early-career vets who are making a difference through their day to day work.
Will Rishi Sunak bail out Boris Johnson and show the environmental ambition we’ve all been waiting for?
Environment
By Anna McMorrin MP
Will Rishi Sunak bail out Boris Johnson and show the environmental ambition we’ve all been waiting for?
We’re not short of ideas on how to forge an alternative path on climate change — but it’s going to need political will from the top to make it happen
Any bailout for the aviation sector must be predicated on strong carbon commitments
Coronavirus
By Ruth Cadbury MP
Any bailout for the aviation sector must be predicated on strong carbon commitments
Other governments are bailing out their aviation sectors, but imposing environmental conditions on doing so – the UK could learn a lesson about protecting both jobs and the planet
EventsAll
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