Danny Dyer in floating poo water protest on Thames

According to Defra's Bathing Water Quality site, the most recent classification for Leysdown is rated good, based on samples taken from 2022 to 2025.There have been no pollution incidents reported there, the website states.Speaking outside Downing Street, McKenna told the BBC: "What you see is what you get with Danny, he is a man of passion and he is determined to do this."He has been meeting with a lot of local people who have shown him the scale of the problem."The vast majority of the public is really sick of it [sewage discharges] - they want it ended, I want it ended, and Danny wants it ended."A spokesperson for trade body Water UK said it was working to end sewage discharges "as fast as we possibly can".Southern Water, which supplies water to the Isle of Sheppey, said it was "tackling the root causes of pollution through our record £8.9bn investment programme" and cut pollution incidents by almost a third between 2023 and 2025."No pollution is acceptable and we're working as fast as possible to bring about the improvements our customers expect", it added.Follow BBC Kent on Facebook, external, on X, external, on Instagram, external and listen to BBC Radio Kent on Sounds. Send your story ideas to southeasttoday@bbc.co.uk, external or WhatsApp us on 08081 002250.