Claim: The government voted to allow water companies to pump sewage into rivers.
Fact-check: Murky claims about sewage bill fact checked - Full Fact
Verdict: the amendment rejected by the government would have also allowed the pumping of sewage into rivers, but required it to be progressively reduced.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Abbas Panjwani
Date published: 2021-10-28T00:00:00