Lenders trying to take control of Thames Water are attempting to thwart environmental campaigners by asking the government to in effect block them from pursuing high court claims.
Creditors owed £13bn by Britain’s biggest water company want ministers to order the Environment Agency (EA) to prioritise “environmental betterment over punitive enforcement” – which they believe would “significantly mitigate” the risk of campaigners bringing judicial reviews or private prosecutions.
