Stricken UK water supplier lines up John Hutton as independent chair designate if takeover goes aheadThe group of Thames Water creditors pursuing a £10bn rescue deal for Britain’s largest water supplier has lined up a former...
Read MoreExclusive: Utility seen as ‘litmus test’ of PM’s promise to bring ‘essentials of life’ under public controlAndy Burnham has told officials to rip up their plans for how to fix Thames Water and present him with more radical...
Read MoreExclusive: Creation of GB Grid will be major step towards putting Britain’s utility companies into public control Andy Burnham will take his first major step to putting Britain’s utility companies into public control when, at...
Read MoreKey allies of PM issue warning as details emerge of his plan to give mayors powers to oversee water companiesKey allies of Andy Burnham have warned the prime minister not to back down over his promises to put water companies...
Read MoreExclusive: New environment secretary insists ‘nothing is off the table’ in dealing with ailing Thames WaterBritain’s insolvency laws cannot deal with the aggressive behaviour shown by the companies that control Thames Water, the...
Read MoreI will calmly read all the threatening letters and await the court case against me. But I will take a stand even if our government won’tI can’t even remember when I decided to stop paying the sewage element of my Thames Water...
Read MoreAs economic circumstances worsen, the PM’s commitments have left him and the chancellor in a tight spotWhen Andy Burnham made his first speech after returning as an MP, he promised that as prime minister he would oversee “the...
Read MoreLabour politicians say mutualised model puts public in control without adding debt to government’s balance sheetMPs and mayors close to Andy Burnham have told the prime minister there is a “third way” tlauo gain more control of...
Read MoreIncoming prime minister has set out distinctly leftwing vision while also promising to be pro-businessAs an incoming prime minister promising huge change, one of the strongest criticisms Andy Burnham has faced so far is that he...
Read MoreIncoming prime minister has set out distinctly leftwing vision while also promising to be pro-businessAs an incoming prime minister promising huge change, one of the strongest criticisms Andy Burnham has faced so far is that he...
Read MoreFrom welfare and defence spending to cost of living and geopolitics, we look at the burning issues left over from StarmerUK politics live – latest updatesAndy Burnham is expected to become prime minister in less than two weeks...
Read MoreExclusive: Productive State policy paper envisages state regaining control of basics to make life affordable, in fleshing out of ManchesterismAndy Burnham’s government should reverse 40 years of privatisation with a long-term...
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