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Danny Dyer, his daughter Dani and Becky Hill join stop the sewage protest

More than 315,000 people have backed the campaign as protesters call for public ownership and cleaner coastal waters.

  • On Sunday, Danny Dyer, his daughter Dani Dyer, and singer Becky Hill joined more than 100 residents in Leysdown-on-Sea, Kent, demanding the water industry return to public ownership.
  • More than 316,000 people have signed a petition arguing that privatization failed the environment, urging that shareholder dividends be reinvested into infrastructure and pollution prevention.
  • Resident Linda la Hooz described the sea as "filthy and disgusting with sewage," while Dyer told the crowd, "We've got to stick together because we've got to make a change."
  • Southern Water, which faced a record £90 million fine for past breaches, claims it is now investing £1.5 billion in a 10-year plan to reduce storm overflows using AI and nature-based solutions.
  • GMB activist Cliff Roney warned that without swift nationalization, the industry faces a national catastrophe, citing severe lack of maintenance and investment in infrastructure.
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Danny Dyer, his daughter Dani and Becky Hill join stop the sewage protest

The protest took place in Leysdown-on-Sea.

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Evening Standard broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Sunday, September 20, 2026.
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