Alarm raised over water firm job of new environment secretary’s wife
by Sandra Laville Environment correspondent from Environment | The Guardian on (#6GC3K)
Steve Barclay married to executive at Anglian Water, which is under investigation for potential illegal dumping of raw sewage
Campaigners have raised concerns over a potential conflict of interest for the new UK environment secretary, Steve Barclay, whose wife is a senior executive at Anglian Water.
Barclay took on the environment role in Rishi Sunak's cabinet reshuffle this week. His wife, Karen Barclay, holds a senior position at the water company, as head of major infrastructure (DCO) planning and stakeholder engagement.
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