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Danny Dyer in floating poo water protest on Thames

The Sittingbourne and Sheppey MP joined the actor on the river, calling for water companies to be taken into public ownership; the Thames was not consulted.

On air: Chip Darnell and Dale Bearman on BBN Newsroom
Published 3:53 PM ET, Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Photo: JaceMerlyn · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Photo: Danny Dyer — Photo: JaceMerlyn · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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First reported by BBC: “Danny Dyer in floating poo water protest on Thames”.
Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 3:53 PM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Chip Darnell and Dale Bearman.

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BBCDanny Dyer in floating poo water protest on Thames

What BBN said about it

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorActor Danny Dyer joined the Sittingbourne and Sheppey MP for a protest on the Thames over sewage in the water, and they're calling for water companies to be nationalised.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorA protest on the actual poo water. Commitment.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorNobody says whether they went in, but the BBC does say the call is for public ownership.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorNobody went in? Then it's the first Thames event where the MP stayed dry and the river didn't.