MPs find Treasury-affiliated bodies have engaged Horizon firm since damning 2019 high court judgmentThe Japanese technology company Fujitsu, whose flawed technology for the Post Office led to the wrongful prosecution of hundreds...
Read MoreGovernment adviser blames water and telecoms privatisation for slabs of concrete blighting UK high streetsThe government must increase fines on utility companies that dig up pavements for roadworks, then pour in concrete rather...
Read MoreTory peer says in light of Thames Water troubles that firms should not have been allowed to borrow so much The former Conservative leader Michael Howard has stood by the privatisation of the water sector, of which he was a...
Read MoreLiv Garfield seeks backing from Labour for reforms as government considers temporary renationalisation of Thames WaterThe chief executive of the water company Severn Trent is seeking backing from industry and the Labour party...
Read MoreExclusive: Thames Water crisis prompts call for rethink on party’s decision to ditch nationalisation policyUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer must consider nationalising water companies, Labour MPs have...
Read MoreFrom special administration to waiting for shareholders to bail it out, the future of the utility hangs in the balanceCrisis talks are continuing about the future of Thames Water. But what are the options for the country’s...
Read MoreCampaigners condemn pollution and shortages as government and regulator discuss possible bailoutThames Water customers have called for an urgent inquiry into the company’s finances after children became seriously unwell...
Read MoreAuthor calls for disclosure of his report that ‘shows why private equity dominance in England has proved so disastrous’Ministers were warned about the dangers of private equity taking over the water industry in a...
Read MoreNorthern rail network to be run by state-owned operator of last resort when contract expires on 28 MayTransPennine Express (TPE) is to be run by the state after ministers announced that the failing rail company would not have...
Read MoreTransport minister says northern rail network will be taken under state control when contract expires on 28 MayTransPennine Express is to be run by the state after ministers announced that the failing rail company would not have...
Read MoreDischarge of raw sewage is mainstream concern in first local elections since Guardian revealed scale of problemRiver pollution has become a leading issue on doorsteps during the countdown to the local elections on...
Read MoreCampaigners say underinvestment in NHS is forcing patients to seek private treatment if they can afford itOne in eight Britons have paid for private health services in the last year, amid frustration with delays in getting NHS...
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The party has agreed a joint statement expressing full