South East Water boss admits to ‘failure on primary duty’ to supply water

South East Water customers collect bottled water at a water station in East Grinstead, after bad weather was blamed for more water outages in Kent and parts of Sussex (Gareth Fuller/PA) - (PA Wire)

The chairman of South East Water has admitted the company failed in its primary duty to supply customers with water after recent outages left thousands without drinking water.

Bosses of the company were grilled by the Parliamentary Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee on Tuesday about their response to the multiple supply interruptions in Kent and Sussex.