PM also confirms plan to end pensions triple lock to pay for national care service and pledges to put electoral reform in Labour’s manifestoUK politics live – latest updatesAndy Burnham has promised a new “long-term”...
Read MoreHelen Jenner will be party’s new head in Senedd after a narrow victory over Jason O’ConnellHere are some more lines from Max Wilkinson’s speech to the Lib Dem conference this morning.Wilkinson, the Lib Dem home affairs...
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 MoreEnvironment Agency says talks under way about increasing prices for industrial users to try to reduce poor water managementMinisters are exploring making water more expensive for some users, in the face of severe supply...
Read MoreExclusive: Documents reveal water firms have been allowed to advise on how they wish to be held to accountLabour’s new powers for customers to hold water companies to account are a “stitch-up”, campaigners have said, as...
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 MoreLack of information raises fears over environmental impact of the AI boomUK politics live – latest updatesThe UK government does not know what the country’s datacentres are being used for despite fears over the growing...
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 MoreCampaign group says firm is ‘taking the mickey’ by paying fee and Andy Burnham should nationalise itBusiness live – latest updatesThames Water has paid its finance chief a £1m signing fee despite teetering on the brink of a...
Read MoreLast month in England was the driest July since records began almost two centuries ago. How concerned should we be?Half of England and all of Wales are officially in drought. But what does this mean and could the UK’s taps...
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 MoreWhile many people in the UK recognise the need to preserve water, others are furious and planning to flout the ban in their area. The target of their anger? Failing water companies and frighteningly thirsty data centres‘Plants...
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