Danny Dyer caused a stir at a protest in Kent on Sunday, where he did not hold back on his views about the country's new Prime Minister, Andy Burnham. The actor, best known for his role in Rivals, attended the "stop the sewage" protest in Leysdown-on-Sea with his daughter Dani, where he was asked for his thoughts on the Prime Minister.
"I don’t know who the Prime Minister is, mate. Do you? Did anyone vote for him? Because I didn’t vote for him," Dyer said. He added: "I think we’ve had successive Prime Ministers who are c****."
They were not the only celebrities in attendance, as Worcestershire-born singer Becky Hill was also spotted at the protest, which was organised by SOS Whitstable. The event called for the water industry to be returned to public ownership, following a petition signed by more than 316,000 people.
Celebrities join protest for public ownership of water
Danny and Dani have been helping to revive a local caravan park near to where the protest was held for The Dyers' Caravan Park TV show. Love Island winner Dani took a break from Strictly Come Dancing rehearsals to attend the protest, after appearing for the first time on the launch show last night.
She was reunited with professional dancer Nikita Kuzmin, who she had been paired with on last year’s series before being forced to pull out due to injury. Speaking to the protesters, Danny Dyer said: "There’s no empathy anymore. No-one wants to look after each other. So look, I appreciate you all coming out, and you know, let’s try and make a difference."
Organisers and activists warn of national catastrophe
Ed Acteson, co-founder of SOS Whitstable and creator of the petition, said: "The public has had enough of being asked to accept polluted waterways, failing infrastructure and rising bills while shareholders and senior executives continue to be rewarded. Water is an essential public service, not a vehicle for private profit." He added: "We want an industry run in the interests of people and the environment, with its income reinvested in the system rather than extracted from it."
Cliff Roney, a GMB activist who has worked in the water industry for more than 40 years, said: "I have seen this industry at its very best and now at its very worst. Infrastructure is falling to pieces, there has been a lack of maintenance and investment, no reservoirs are being built, and staff are on their knees trying to keep the system running. If the industry is not brought back into public ownership quickly, we are heading towards a national catastrophe."
The protest took place on Sunday September 20, 2026, with picture credit to Jim Bennett/PA Wire. The petition, which has been signed by more than 316,000 people, is part of a wider campaign to bring the water industry under public control, with protesters demanding that income be reinvested in the system rather than extracted from it.
