Boiling Point: MPs call for more water chief scalps as planned King's Speech debates raise eyebrows
Eco ChamberShow Notes
This week, the team takes stock of the resignation of South East Water’s non-executive chair, Chris Train, who resigned following a damning report over the company’s leadership by the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs committee.
But the MPs are not finished yet.
On this week’s ECO Chamber, podcast host James Agyepong-Parsons and ENDS Report senior reporter Shosha Adie sit down to discuss why the committee also wants South East Water’s chief executive, David Hinton, to step down.
The team also discusses news that the House of Lords will not be debating the subject of the natural environment in the wake of the King’s Speech.
PLUS: The rise of pharmaceutical pollution in honey potentially caused by sewage sludge, the tens of thousands of tonnes of shredded waste dumped on a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and a former NRW board member rejected from running for Reform UK
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