Every political party in Britain has been challenged to sign up to a blueprint that will save the nation’s rivers by the news brand.
Amid growing public anger at the health hazards from sewage and other pollution – and the widespread destruction of wildlife – i has created a manifesto to rescue UK rivers and seas.
There are five key pledges to reverse the destruction of our precious waterways, detailed in the graphic below, and every political party in the UK will be asked to support it.
i’s editor-in-chief, Oliver Duff, said: “The water industry’s watchdog is asleep and the Environment Agency has been crippled by budget cuts. It’s a polluter’s charter. The law already criminalises this behaviour but it is not being enforced. Our readers want action. We’re not willing to sit back and let this keep happening – and neither should the next government.”
