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Water and sewage at the forefront for South East voters (www.bbc.co.uk)

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For many voters in the south-east of England, tackling the issue of sewage in the sea and waterways will play a vital role in how they vote at the general election.

Emma Muddle, a sea swimmer from Hastings, said the “relentless and quite often unlawful” dumping of sewage into the sea was at the front of her mind heading into the election.

And Sarah Broadbent, from the Rye & District Chamber of Commerce, said most of the businesses in the area relied on the visitor economy – made harder by ongoing sewage issues.

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For many voters in the south-east of England, tackling the issue of sewage in the sea and waterways will play a vital role in how they vote at the general election.Emma Muddle, a sea swimmer from Hastings, said the “relentless and quite often unlawful” dumping of sewage into the sea was at the front of her mind heading into the election.And Sarah Broadbent, from the Rye & District Chamber of Commerce, said most of the businesses in the area relied on the visitor economy – made harder by ongoing sewage issues.And while Southern Water said it was "working hard" to make improvements in the region, all the political parties have laid out their plans for East Sussex, West Sussex, Kent and Surrey.

From sewage to shortages, the region has been plagued by issues in recent years.Fellow sea swimmer Deirdra Whelan was one of about 32,500 Southern Water customers in Hastings and St Leonards who had their supplies disrupted at the start of May after a pipe burst.

The next Labour government will put the water companies under special measures and strengthen regulation to force them to clean up their act,” a Labour spokesperson said.“We will give the regulator tough new powers to make law-breaking water bosses face criminal charges and ban the payment of their multi-million pound bonuses until they clean up their toxic filth.”

"Hastings' beautiful beaches, rivers and streams have been infested with filthy sewage after years of Conservative government neglect,” a spokesman said.

"We will not turn a blind eye as the Conservative Party has, and actually hold water companies to account instead of letting them line the pockets of their shareholders.”

“The picture in Hastings is actually one of real improvement as the Pelham Beach rating has gone from sufficient in 2019 to being good consistently over the last three years.“Our goal is for our collaborative approach to enhance this further.”

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