Exclusive: 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 MoreRegulator agrees to increase amount firms can charge over next five years so they can fund fixing leaky pipes and cut pollutionHouseholds in England and Wales will see their water bills rise by an average of £31 a year, as...
Read More‘Complete reset’ of water industry needed in face of poor service, pollution and leaks, says Steve ReedPublic anger over a significant increase in water bills to be unveiled this week will be justified, the...
Read MoreRobert Buckland, the former justice secretary, says ex-president ‘not fit for office’The Labour party has put out a statement rejecting allegations that it broke US election law because activists and staff members...
Read MoreChris Bryant hits back at John Lamont, saying that Liz Truss went to a Republican convention to support the presidential contenderThe Labour party has put out a statement rejecting allegations that it broke US election law...
Read MoreComment follows accusation from Trump campaign that Labour staffers had been interfering in US electionThe Labour party has put out a statement rejecting allegations that it broke US election law because activists and staff...
Read MoreDefra body, created to overhaul system amid public fury, may force firms to be run for public good rather than shareholder returnsNew water regulator must create environmental enforcer that is fearedWater companies in England...
Read MoreLabour MP Clive Lewis to argue for nationalisation and public involvement in management of water companiesThe future ownership of the water industry should be decided by a citizens’ assembly to remove decision-making from...
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 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,...
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