Article 62Z7V Liz Truss allowed farmers to pollute England’s rivers after ‘slashing red tape’, say campaigners

Liz Truss allowed farmers to pollute England’s rivers after ‘slashing red tape’, say campaigners

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Helena Horton
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Agricultural waste outstrips sewage as the main danger - and activists blame the ex-environment secretary's cuts to farm inspections

Liz Truss is responsible for farmers being allowed to dump a catastrophic chemical cocktail" of pollutants into Britain's rivers, according to environmental campaigners.

This has meant agricultural waste now outstrips sewage as the leading danger to England's waterways.

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