"Steve Barclay, who was moved from his job as health secretary in this week’s reshuffle, finds widespread public anger about sewage pollution by water companies at the top of his in-tray.
His wife, Karen Barclay, is head of regional engagement for Anglian Water, which was fined £2.65 million this summer for dumping untreated sewage in the North Sea and failing to do enough to prevent overflows. "
The Times, 17/11/23
From <https://www.thetimes.co.uk/.../conflict-of-interest-fears...>
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"UK environment secretary Steve Barclay took donation from funder of climate sceptic thinktank
. . . Steve Barclay accepted £3,000 donation from Michael Hintze, a key funder of Global Warming Policy Foundation
The new environment secretary, Steve Barclay, received a donation from a major funder of a climate sceptic thinktank just weeks before taking up his role . . .
Barclay accepted £3,000 from Michael Hintze on 20 October, and is being asked by campaigners to reveal whether he has been lobbied on climate issues by those who seek to deny the extent of climate breakdown."
The Guardian, 17/11/23
https://www.theguardian.com/.../steve-barclay-environment...
