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Fly-tipping row breaks out as MP accuses council of taking 'not me, guv' approach

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Ben Goldsborough claims South Norfolk Council is “washing its hands” of the problem by refusing to install temporary CCTV at known dumping hotspots.

In a Facebook post, Mr Goldsborough urged the council to work with landowners to catch offenders in the act.

Labour MP Ben Goldsborough (Image: Ben Goldsborough)

It read: "Instead, the Conservative-run council has decided it won’t even approach local landowners to explore what might be possible. That is simply not good enough."

Mr Goldsborough says that rather than acting on the issue, the authority told him it would provide guidance to landowners on clearing waste and gathering evidence.

Fly-tipping which was found by the Labour MP in South Norfolk (Image: Ben Goldsborough)

He added: "There's a really simple solution: the council should do what they are already telling residents they are doing and work with landowners to deliver CCTV prevention........

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