UK Tories’ Unexpected Call for a Snap General Election in July 04,2024

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UK ruling conservative party calls for snap general electionTwenty-four hours after UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced last Wednesday that a general election will take place on July 04, he and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer began hitting the campaign trail. Actually, the PM and members of the ruling Conservative Party (Tories) still have up to January of 2025 to complete their 5-year term, but as it is, they have called for a snap general election.

Reason Behind the Ruling Party’s Unexpected Call for a Snap Election

In the UK and under the British parliamentary system, the ruling party is given the right to call for a snap general election at its behest. Yet many believe and hope that the Tories’ decision to do so, will end their 14-year domination of the British parliament.

Leaders of the Democratic Liberal party say that it was disastrous from the start. The Conservative Party’s 14 years in power have seen a succession of ineffective leaders who failed to address the country’s growing domestic problems.

Labour Party UKYet political analysts believe that PM Sunak’s unexpected snap election announcement is a demonstration of his confidence of being able to continue maintaining their power as the ruling party in the British parliament.
Labour leader, Sir Keir said the snap election is all about two choices: To continue under the Tories as a country on a decline and beset by chaos or to be under the Labour Party that will see to the future rebuilding of the country.

Sir Keir added that voters do not have to put up with the Tories’ “unforgivable” records of denials and misinformation while receiving investments from the British government. He remarked that the snap election was the Conservative Party’s way of seeking avoidance of being called out to account on several issues of dishonesty among Tory ministers, including former PM Boris Johnson.

UK MPs Favour Scrapping of Water Pollution Restriction to Make Way for Housing Projects

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The Ministers of the UK Parliament have voted in favour of scrapping the EU-era water pollution restrictions to make land available for housing development. The changes will be made through an amendment known as the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill.

The Ministers argued that the occurrence of water pollution in the protected waterways as a result of new homes is quite small, which can be counterbalanced by the approved £280 billion housing investment.

In line with the parliament’s approval, the British government announced that by 2030, up to 100,000 new houses could be built once the rules protecting the waterways have been loosened.

However, and as expected, environmental groups are against the government’s housing development plans. The group described as disgraceful the move to scrap the EU-imposed water pollution restriction. Craig Bennett, the CEO of Wildlife Trust says lifting the restriction will bring on more human faeces in the river.

On the other hand, the Exec. Chairman of the Home Builders Federation – Stewart Baseley, disclosed that housebuilding actions have been blocked. This despite wide acknowledgement that occupants of new homes are responsible for maintaining that only a small fraction of the wastewater will make its way to the streams and rivers.

Moreover, observance of the Natural England rules, which denote that 62 local officials are to allow new developments only if the builders can show proof that in protected areas, their projects are “nutrient neutral.” The term nutrient neutral means that there is certainty that the development project will not result in additional nutrient burdents in catchments or water collection systems.

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