‘More public control’: what will Burnham do about water and energy?

Politics The Guardian By Jasper Jolly, Jillian Ambrose and Kiran Stacey 08 Jul 2026 05:00 1 min read

In the fifth of a series on nationalisation, we look at utilities – including the cost of ending private ownership Will Burnham ‘go big’ in expanding the role of the state? Atlee: the postwar blueprint that inspires Burnham How council housebuilding is central to Burnham’s vision How Burnham aims to shake up UK transport When the former Undertones frontman turned campaigner Feargal Sharkey backed Keir Starmer for prime minister in 2024, he hoped that the Labour leader would be the man to cl

In the fifth of a series on nationalisation, we look at utilities – including the cost of ending private ownership

Will Burnham ‘go big’ in expanding the role of the state?

Atlee: the postwar blueprint that inspires Burnham

How council housebuilding is central to Burnham’s vision

How Burnham aims to shake up UK transport

When the former Undertones frontman turned campaigner Feargal Sharkey backed Keir Starmer for prime minister in 2024, he hoped that the Labour leader would be the man to clean up Britain’s polluted rivers and bring the water industry into public ownership – starting with troubled Thames Water.

Two years later, Sharkey has been disappointed. Now he is hoping that Andy Burnham will begin the job when he is confirmed as prime minister.

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