Exclusive: Labour and Green MPs write to regulator’s chief executive voicing fears about an expensive public bailoutA group of 30 Labour and Green MPs have written to Ofwat to demand that Thames Water is taken into special...
Read MoreExclusive: UK’s biggest water company assessed risks before cutting back on cost of environmental work, investigation showsThames Water intentionally diverted millions of pounds pledged for environmental clean-ups towards...
Read MoreExclusive: Company has failed to tackle serious safety concerns or upgrade vital IT systems, Guardian investigation revealsFloods, explosions, asbestos: Thames faces problems on all frontsThames Water has £23bn of assets...
Read More‘Economically illiterate’ Defra letter sent to anti-sewage groups cites 2018 report commissioned by water companies Labour used “economically illiterate” analysis paid for by water companies in order to...
Read MoreMinister approved Thames Water project at location prioritised by Sadiq Khan for wild swimmingLabour appeared to be in disarray on Wednesday over ambitions to clean up the River Thames for swimming.The mayor of London, Sadiq...
Read MoreCampaign group challenges industry regulator over price rises for customers that will pay to upgrade infrastructureThe water industry regulator has been accused of overseeing a “stealth bailout of water companies”...
Read MoreWe Own It says 31% of water bills went on shareholder payouts and company debts in last financial year, while the same percentage of 2024 remainsTuesday is the day water bills will start servicing debt and paying shareholders...
Read MoreExclusive: Debt-ridden company also warned officials of ‘chilling effect’ renationalisation would haveThames Water has lobbied the government to intervene with the regulator to allow it to charge far higher bills,...
Read MoreOfwat to penalise Thames, Northumbrian and Yorkshire for ‘catalogue of failure’ over illegal dischargesBusiness live – latest updatesThames, Yorkshire and Northumbrian Water will be fined a record £168m...
Read MorePoliticians and campaigners condemn charging proposals, as regulator also puts Thames Water into special measuresCompany by company: how much more might you pay?Thames Water placed in special measuresPoliticians and campaigners...
Read MoreCustomers will pay an extra £19 each year on average as firms raise money to tackle sewage spills and leaky pipesBusiness live – latest updatesWater bills in England and Wales will rise by an average of £94...
Read MoreExclusive: Whitehall warns firm’s deteriorating infrastructure and £15.6bn debt pose urgent problemThe prime minister and chancellor have been briefed by Whitehall officials that the poor state of Thames Water...
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