The government has withdrawn a £35m action plan for the river, saying any solution needs to involve Wales.

Herefordshire’s two MPs have urged the government to invest millions of pounds into tackling agricultural pollution along the River Wye.

It comes after the Labour government said it would not continue with a £35m action plan for the river, launched by the previous Conservative government.

The plan faced criticism from environmental groups for falling “far short” of what was needed, and for applying primarily to England, not Wales.