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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
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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
Farmers cannot be the forgotten heroes of the coronavirus pandemic
Coronavirus
By Dods Monitoring
Farmers cannot be the forgotten heroes of the coronavirus pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has amplified the uncertainty and fragility of the conditions within which farmers operate.
Environment
By The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
National Engineering Policy Centre to provide advice to government on reaching net zero emissions
Engineering has a vital role to play in creating systems and solutions to address the climate crisis.
Coronavirus
By British Veterinary Association
Vets welcome ‘pragmatic’ amendments to bovine TB testing during Covid-19 outbreak
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has welcomed temporary amendments to bovine TB (TB) testing in England, Wales and Northern Ireland that will allow herd tests to continue while maintaining the safety of farmers and vets during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Coronavirus: Environment Secretary says furloughed workers could be asked to pick fruit amid overseas labour shortage
Coronavirus
Coronavirus: Environment Secretary says furloughed workers could be asked to pick fruit amid overseas labour shortage
Workers who have been furloughed by their companies could be asked to pick fruit to plug a shortage of migrant labour amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Environment Secretary has revealed.
Vegan law is the most effective way to save lives, prevent future pandemics and mitigate global warming Partner content
Coronavirus
By Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association (SMCHIA)
Vegan law is the most effective way to save lives, prevent future pandemics and mitigate global warming
Vegan Law means banning all animal related industries and divert all subsidies to plant-based agriculture & the manufacturing of plant-based food, and educate everybody on WHY it’s essential. We truly appreciate your valuable time in reading this urgent message from Supreme Master Ching Hai.
How is Covid-19 affecting people’s ability to feed themselves and their families?
Coronavirus
By Neil Parish MP
How is Covid-19 affecting people’s ability to feed themselves and their families?
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs select committee have launched a new online survey, asking members of the public to share their experiences of accessing food during the pandemic.
Coronavirus
By British Veterinary Association
Respect your vet team during Covid-19, says BVA
Veterinary teams across the UK are continuing to provide essential care for animals during the Covid-19 lockdown, but they are not back to business as usual, according to the British Veterinary Association (BVA).
Coronavirus
By Environmental Services Association
ESA responds to COVID19 letter to waste industry from Defra Minister
The ESA will continue to work closely with Defra and other government departments to ensure waste services keep moving effectively until this disease is overcome.
Could the delay of COP26 impact climate ambitions?
Coronavirus
By Dods Monitoring
Could the delay of COP26 impact climate ambitions?
Dods Monitoring's Alex Goodwin explores the potential implication for domestic and international climate policy and how the Government can still lead on green measures worldwide, despite the delay to COP26.
Coronavirus
By British Veterinary Association
BVA statement on cats and Covid-19
The British Veterinary Association has clarified its position in light of a report on the BBC news website relating to cats and coronavirus. The headline of the article suggested that veterinary advice was to keep all cats indoors, but BVA has explained this advice is only in relation to cats in infected households or where people are self-isolating.
Environment
ESA welcomes Environment Agency waste storage approach to relieve some pressure on operators
The Environmental Services Association (ESA), the voice of the UK’s recycling and waste management industry, has welcomed a Regulatory Position Statement (RPS) issued by the Environment Agency, which takes a pragmatic, flexible, approach to the storage of waste materials in the event of onward supply chain disruption caused by the COVID 19 crisis.
The Government must reduce the growth dependency of our economy
Coronavirus
By Baroness Bennett
The Government must reduce the growth dependency of our economy
Decades of economic growth have delivered us a deeply unequal, unstable, insecure society and increased carbon emissions when we need to be slashing them.
Delaying COP26 was the right decision – but delay must not mean dither
Coronavirus
By Luke Pollard MP
Delaying COP26 was the right decision – but delay must not mean dither
The coronavirus crisis has highlighted the lack of global leadership. We need a vision for climate action in a post-virus world.
Coronavirus
By Hege Saebjornsen, Sustainability Manager
IKEA respond to COP26 announcement
While Covid-19 is the biggest immediate threat to our way of life today, it is crucial that we don't lose sight of the existential threat of the climate emergency, says Hege Sæbjørnsen, Sustainability Manager at IKEA UK & Ireland.
This coronavirus pandemic must shape our thinking and action over the climate crisis
Coronavirus
By Caroline Lucas MP
This coronavirus pandemic must shape our thinking and action over the climate crisis
The delay to COP26 gives us a chance to change course and show what climate leadership means in the wake of a pandemic and global economic crisis.
Partner content
Environment
By The Packaging Debate
Beware the unintended consequences - knee-jerk bans need to yield to holistic thinking
The design of packaging is complex and the choice of packaging material must always focus on the need to protect and preserve the products that it designed for, writes Dick Searle from the Packaging Federation.
Partner content
Environment
By The Packaging Debate
Consumers - Money vs Conscience. Who wins?
One theme that The Packaging Debate will return to again and again on this microsite is the behaviour of the consumer. What do consumers say they believe and think - and how do they act. What are their concerns and what are their actions? What do they spend money on - and why?
Partner content
Environment
By The Packaging Debate
Packaging standards and recycling - why can’t retailers lead the way?
Those who are well versed in the super marketing and retail worlds will be forgiven a quick smirk at the headline before moving on.
Environment
By British Veterinary Association
Keep pets from avoidable chocolate emergencies over lockdown Easter, urge vets
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) is advising pet owners to be extra careful and keep chocolate eggs and other sweet treats well out of reach of inquisitive pets to avoid an emergency trip to the vets over the Easter holidays.
Coronavirus
By OFTEC
OFTEC respond to COP26 announcement
It is of course the right decision to delay COP26 and focus on the UK’s response to the current global crisis.
Coronavirus
By Cadent
It is only right that the Government postpone COP26
Given the current global health crisis that we are experiencing, it is only right that the Government postpone COP26, whilst the focus of Government Departments and the Civil Service are rightly on the response to Covid-19 and ensuring that people remain safe and protected.
Coronavirus
By Woodland Trust
The scale of the climate and nature crisis is such that they need to properly command full global attention
It’s a wise decision to postpone COP26, It is clearly a priority right now to focus on the global challenge of safeguarding public health to save lives and fight Covid19.
UK’s COP26 climate summit shelved for a year amid coronavirus outbreak
Coronavirus
UK’s COP26 climate summit shelved for a year amid coronavirus outbreak
The COP26 climate talks have been postponed until 2021 amid the “unprecedented global challenge” of the coronavirus outbreak, ministers have announced.
Reducing UK emissions remains an emergency despite current crisis Partner content
Environment
By OFTEC
Reducing UK emissions remains an emergency despite current crisis
Now more than ever, UK decarbonisation strategy must be cost effective, practical and fit for purpose to ensure that industries, businesses and consumers can get fully behind measures and make them work.
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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