EP 138: Danny Dyer’s ‘poo’ petition to Parliament and Nigel Farage pays a visit to Kent in plan to ‘overhaul’ immigration system

Well, this week, Sittingbourne and Sheppey MP Kevin McKenna, he's been in Downing Street alongside a famous face, and it wasn't Andy Burnham.

No, Mr McKenna was at number 10 with none other than the actor Danny Dyer.

They were there to hand in a petition signed by more than 340,000 people calling for all water companies to be brought back under public control.

Now, you might know the actor better for playing Mick Carter in EastEnders.

I know you probably tune in several times a week, Robert.

Of course.

Of course.

He was there with the MP and they were also joined by SOS Whitstable co-founder Ed Axton.

Now, Danny has been backing SOS Whitstable's petition and has made no secret of his disgust about the ongoing water issues at a rally that took place in Laidstown last month.

I think one of the recordings we had from there had to have several bleeps taking out.

He's pretty angry about it.

Now, the 49-year-old said he has seen the impacts of sewage leaks firsthand on the Isle of Sheppey while filming the Dyers Caravan Park, which is a series produced by Sky.

Now, the show features Danny and his daughter, who's also called Danny.

And you might recognise as one of the contestants from Strictly Come Dancing this year.

Now, they've invested in Priory Hill and Nuts Farm Holiday Park on the island.

They did that a couple of years ago and they've been getting hands on.

It isn't just kind of like a presenting thing.

They're really getting involved.

And that included testing the water just off the island.

As you might have guessed, the results weren't very good, weren't very good at all.

So they've joined this campaign.

Now, this petition argues that privatisation has failed both the public and the environment, with water companies discharging enormous quantities of sewage into our rivers, lakes and the coastal waters, which is what they're concerned about.

all while paying billions of pounds to their shareholders.

Now, it also says that the money currently leaving the industry through dividends and executive bonuses, they should be reinvested instead into things like infrastructure, pollution prevention and just making our public services a bit more reliable.

Now, they handed that petition in to the Prime Minister's office at lunchtime on Wednesday.

Well, this week, Sittingbourne and Sheppey MP Kevin McKenna, he's been in Downing Street alongside a famous face, and it wasn't Andy Burnham.

No, Mr McKenna was at number 10 with none other than the actor Danny Dyer.

They were there to hand in a petition signed by more than 340,000 people calling for all water companies to be brought back under public control.

Now, you might know the actor better for playing Mick Carter in EastEnders.

I know you probably tune in several times a week, Robert.

Of course.

Of course.

He was there with the MP and they were also joined by SOS Whitstable co-founder Ed Axton.

Now, Danny has been backing SOS Whitstable's petition and has made no secret of his disgust about the ongoing water issues at a rally that took place in Laidstown last month.

I think one of the recordings we had from there had to have several bleeps taking out.

He's pretty angry about it.

Now, the 49-year-old said he has seen the impacts of sewage leaks firsthand on the Isle of Sheppey while filming the Dyers Caravan Park, which is a series produced by Sky.

Now, the show features Danny and his daughter, who's also called Danny.

And you might recognise as one of the contestants from Strictly Come Dancing this year.

Now, they've invested in Priory Hill and Nuts Farm Holiday Park on the island.

They did that a couple of years ago and they've been getting hands on.

It isn't just kind of like a presenting thing.

They're really getting involved.

And that included testing the water just off the island.

As you might have guessed, the results weren't very good, weren't very good at all.

So they've joined this campaign.

Now, this petition argues that privatisation has failed both the public and the environment, with water companies discharging enormous quantities of sewage into our rivers, lakes and the coastal waters, which is what they're concerned about.

all while paying billions of pounds to their shareholders.

Now, it also says that the money currently leaving the industry through dividends and executive bonuses, they should be reinvested instead into things like infrastructure, pollution prevention and just making our public services a bit more reliable.

Now, they handed that petition in to the Prime Minister's office at lunchtime on Wednesday.