'Insufficient policy or drive': Peers accuse government of failing to tackle sewage crisis

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Cross-party committee slams 'lack of leadership and deep-rooted complacency' within government over flawed water policy regime

The government has once again been criticised for its handling of the sewage crisis, with the House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee calling out its "lack of leadership and deep-rooted complacency"...

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