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Downing Street to oppose raw sewage amendment in standoff with Lords
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Plans to take tougher action against water companies for pumping sewage into rivers and the sea will once again be opposed by the government, Downing Street has announced.
The prime minister’s spokesperson confirmed the government would retain its resistance to adopting an amendment to the environment bill tabled by the Duke of Wellington, which was passed by the Lords earlier this month but subsequently rejected by the Commons.
A standoff is expected to resume on Tuesday when peers vote again on the amendment and are likely to pass it, triggering parliamentary “ping-pong” between the upper and lower chambers.
Ministers are wary of the huge public backlash to their stance, and there are suggestions some form of compromise solution could be
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