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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Alex Daniel

Thames Water boss defends six-figure bonuses and pushes for steep bills hikes

Thames Water’s chief executive has defended bosses getting £770,000 in bonuses despite regulators saying it was not justified, as he called for steep hikes to consumer bills to be approved next week.

Chris Weston said: “We need to attract talent to this company… If we don’t offer competitive packages, people will not come and work at Thames.”

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