Liberal Democrat Parliamentary candidates Clive Jones, for Wokingham and Freddie Van Mierlo for Henley & Thame joined Daisy Cooper, Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats, in Henley-on Thames this morning to raise awareness of the party’s new plans for Blue Flag rivers (see more here).
After seeing Rishi Sunak’s election battle bus parked in the Leander Club, they took the opportunity to sail past his press conference.
Clive Jones, the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate for Wokingham, said: “We took the opportunity to sail past in order to raise awareness of our bold new manifesto commitment to clean up rivers and coastlines. The river marks the boundary between our two constituencies and we know how upset residents are by the constant dumping of sewage in our rivers.
“This is another small boat Rishi Sunak can’t deal with. There’s no rowing back from his record on soaring NHS waiting lists and rivers ruined by sewage.”
The Liberal Democrats have called for a new protected status for local rivers and marine protected areas, after shocking figures reveal that Thames Water dumped sewage 416 times in Wokingham in 2023.
