2022/23 saw a 60% increase in waterborne disease hospitalisations since 2010, Labour claims, blaming Tories for ignoring illegal sewage dumping.

Labour claims waterborne diseases have increased by 60% since 2010, with 3,286 people hospitalised due to such diseases in 2022/23. Labour attributes this rise to the Tories turning a blind eye to illegal dumping of sewage into UK rivers and seas. The party plans to put water companies responsible for dumping sewage under special measures, strengthen regulation, and hold water bosses criminally accountable if they break the law, while ending self-monitoring and introducing tough fines for illegal sewage discharges.

March 29, 2024
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