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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Sandra Laville and Alex Lawson

Put Thames Water into special administration, Lib Dems tell ministers

Signage for Thames Water at a repair site
Thames Water this week declined to commit extra funds to a £180m industry-wide initiative to fast-track efforts to reduce sewage pollution. Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters

Thames Water should be put into special administration by the government and reformed as a public benefit company, the Liberal Democrats have said.

Sarah Olney, the Lib Dems’ Treasury spokesperson, has called in a parliamentary debate for the biggest privatised English water company to be wound up under legislation that has recently been updated by ministers.

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