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Thames Water nationalisation moves closer as government ‘objects to rescue deal’

Politics The Guardian By Julia Kollewe 16 Jun 2026 07:58 1 min read
Thames Water nationalisation moves closer as government ‘objects to rescue deal’

Environment secretary reportedly raises concerns that customers would face ‘undue burden’ from £10bn plan Thames Water should be nationalised, says Burnham Business live – latest updates The UK environment secretary has objected to a £10bn rescue proposal for Thames Water because it would place an “undue burden” on consumers, pushing the troubled utilities firm closer towards public ownership. Emma Reynolds wrote to the regulator Ofwat on Monday to raise concerns about the plan for the UK’s b

Environment secretary reportedly raises concerns that customers would face ‘undue burden’ from £10bn plan

Thames Water should be nationalised, says Burnham

Business live – latest updates

The UK environment secretary has objected to a £10bn rescue proposal for Thames Water because it would place an “undue burden” on consumers, pushing the troubled utilities firm closer towards public ownership.

Emma Reynolds wrote to the regulator Ofwat on Monday to raise concerns about the plan for the UK’s biggest water company as she is worried that customers will lose out.

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