Environment Secretary accepted 'donation' from company linked to water pollution

Environment Secretary Steve Reed is the latest Labour minister to be caught accepting gifts from wealthy donors Environment Secretary Steve Reed is the latest to become embroiled in Labour’s cronyism scandal after accepting football tickets worth nearly £2000 from a company with links to water pollution.

But his plans have been criticised by campaigners after the government ruled out nationalisation in favour of an additional £88 billion in investment for private water companies. Ed Acteson, co-founder of the anti-sewage group SOS Whitstable, told the Telegraph: ‘That Steve Reed, then the shadow secretary of state for environment, food and rural affairs, accepted hospitality from a water company owner is extremely disappointing.

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Labour to build new reservoirs and sewage systems using billions in private financeEnvironment Secretary Steve Reed said the investment is the 'biggest ever' in the water sector
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£88bn Investment To 'Fix Foundations' Of Water IndustryThe UK government is guaranteeing tens of billions of pounds of private investment over the next five years to upgrade the water sector, including new sewage overflows, reservoirs, and major pipe upgrades. Environment Secretary Steve Reed called it the “biggest ever investment” in the industry, aiming to address issues with sewage systems and infrastructure.
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