Appalling! That’s how river restoration campaigners reacted after discovering the Treasury is trying to seize the fines issued to water companies who pollute our rivers. I was proud to sponsor @timfarron.bsky.social amendment seeking to reverse this move.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jan/28/water-firm-river-pollution-fines-must-be-spent-on-rivers-mps-to-say