Thread by @EuropeanPowell

Yesterday the Tories blocked Labour's motion to prevent water companies discharging raw sewage into rivers and coastlines. Tories preferred to protect water companies profits over public and environmental health. How is any of this not a criminal act?

Here's @DefraGovUK @theresecoffey tweet via the Govt's website - 'The legally binding targets that already exist through the Environment Act 2021 to cut 80% of total phosphorus pollution from sewage treatment plants by 2038'. 14 years waiting time...

https://twitter.com/DefraGovUK/status/1650885562000130048?s=20

Because Tories have a majority, Sunak had an amendment put to the vote where 290 Ayes against 188 Noes said a big fuck off to public health and a big congratulations to the water companies carrying on dumping shit while making astronomical profits.

Understand that by changing the motion to favour the Tories softer touch on water companies, that meant Labour and other opposition parties abstained because Sunak altered the motion. This is an absolute mockery of democracy, it allows companies to keep profiting from pollution.

Tories are lying when they say Labour abstained on their own motion, they rewrote it before putting it to a vote. It shouldn't be possible to amend motions before they're voted on, it means pointless rituals of empty debate on key issues the public want changed never materialise.

Does it not strike the public that a party with a majority who rewrites motions put forward by the opposition parties before they get voted on is not in the least bit democratic?
Remember that Sunak was privately elected by his own supporters not he public. #GeneralElectionNow

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