• Local authorities in England recorded 1,002,154 cases of fly-tipping in 2016-17, up 7% on the previous year. This is equivalent to 114 every hour.

• The estimated cost to the taxpayer for clearing up fly-tipping was £58 million, up 16% on the previous year

• The number of prosecutions for fly-tipping fell by a quarter to 1,602, compared to 2,135 the previous year

Knife crime was up 26% year-on-year, while overall crimes increased by 13%. 

Meanwhile, prices in the shops increased by 3.3% compared to last year, the largest annual rise since March 2012.

“Labour’s Brexit blank cheque was cashed in by Theresa May six months ago, after Labour MPs were ordered to vote through Article 50 with no conditions.

“This report shows that a whole section of society are being failed by this government and remain permanently trapped in low-paid work.