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Consistently bringing key agencies together is helping to drive progress, but I will keep pushing until our chalk streams receive the protection they desperately need.

Defra’s new water fines are a step forward, but without proper enforcement and wider reform, communities across West Berkshire will continue to pay the price.

The King’s Speech sets out the Government’s priorities for the year ahead, from the NHS and housing to water, cost of living and infrastructure. Here’s what it means for Newbury and West Berkshire, and the issues I’ll be pushing hardest on in Westminster.

Thames Water’s failures have pushed our rivers to breaking point. With illegal sewage spills on an industrial scale and our chalk streams among the worst affected, I’m calling for special administration to finally put the health of our waterways and the rights of billpayers ahead of offshore creditors.

I recently brought together the Environment Agency, Thames Water and Action for the River Kennet to review progress on protecting our chalk streamsm and why continued action and accountability remain essential.

Protecting chalk streams