Vince Cable

The Environment Agency has contacted local MP Vince Cable to reassure him that work is well underway to clean up the Thames after heavy rainfall led to 450,000 tonnes of sewage being discharged into the river.

Thames Water are conducting the clean up with Environment Agency officers supervising the operation. Oxygenation vessels have been in operation to pump 30 tonnes of oxygen into the water in an attempt to minimise fish deaths.

Vince Cable commented:

"Liberal Democrats, and particularly Baroness Kramer and Sarah Ludford MEP, have long campaigned for a solution to the dreadful practice of discharging raw sewage into theThames. This should not be happening in the 21st century in one of the most developed capital cities in the world. I will keep track of progress being made in cleaning up the damage after this latest spill, but the sooner we have a long term solution in place the better."

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