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# Hove MP Weatherley tackles Ministers on litter
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/hove-mp-weatherley-tackles-ministers-on-litter/
- Published: 2013-07-23T07:20:48.000Z
- Updated: 2013-07-23T07:20:48.000Z
- Description: Mike Weatherley, the Conservative MP for Hove and Portslade, has contacted his ministerial colleagues to see what they are doing to lead the country in keeping the streets tidy by tackling litter around Government departments. Following repeated calls from residents about the state of the nation’s s
- Author: Besi
- Tags: News, Politics

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Mike Weatherley, MP

**Mike Weatherley, the Conservative MP** for Hove and Portslade, has contacted his ministerial colleagues to see what they are doing to lead the country in keeping the streets tidy by tackling litter around Government departments.

Following repeated calls from residents about the state of the nation’s streets, **Mike** has tabled a number of Written Parliamentary Questions asking what exactly Ministers have done to tackle the problem of litter, specifically outside their own ministries.

**Mike said:**

> *“Litter is a big problem right across the country. Unfortunately, an army of lazy litter bugs defy conventional wisdom of using bins and instead simply use our streets and outdoor spaces. The wonderful beaches of Brighton & Hove, for example, have recently been plagued by beachgoers leaving mountains of litter. I hope that my ministerial colleagues will be leading the way in Keeping Britain Tidy.”*

When the sun shines at the weekend and tourists come into the city, Brighton & Hove Council have to clean up 20 tons of litter on the Monday morning after the tourists leave. Local seafront traders have complained for a long time that there are not enough bins provided in Brighton & Hove for tourists to put their litter in.