Rishi Sunak has been condemned after the number of sewage spills in England’s rivers and seas more than doubled.

According to the Environment Agency, there were 3.6 million hours of spills in 2023, compared to 1.75 million in 2022.

Water UK, the industry body for sewerage companies, blamed heavy rainfall for the problem.

But campaigners and opposition parties accused the Tory government of failing to get to grips with the problem.

And they called on ministers to block the bonuses of water company bosses until it is solved.

Steve Reed, Labour’s shadow environment secretary, said:........

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