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Thames Water paid £1m-plus to corporate spooks firm part-owned by Starmer adviser

Exclusive: Hakluyt – formerly run by Varun Chandra – has been advising utilities company as it tries to avoid renationalisation

The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2025

Thames Water funding crisis: the key players in the row over its future

In latest twist to finger-pointing standoff, debt-stricken supplier’s parent company has defaulted on loan

The Guardian - UK · Apr 6, 2024

Sewage sludge used to heat 4,000 west London homes

The gas-to-grid project in Isleworth is the second scheme of its kind in London

Evening Standard · Jan 22, 2024

Thames Water boss warns people with bigger gardens could pay more

Water chief also says ‘progressive charging system’ should be considered

The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2023

London faces water rationing ‘imminently’, claims leading environmentalist

River Action chief executive James Wallace made his comments at a Greater London Authority hearing about Thames Water.

Evening Standard · Jul 11, 2023

Thames Water still faces slow drip over funding

Monday’s announcement is not a ‘major milestone’ – choppy waters remain, such as the price review

The Guardian - UK · Jul 10, 2023

Exclusive: UK water giants recruit top staff from regulator Ofwat

Demands for an end to the ‘revolving door’ as ex-Ofwat directors are hired by key firms

The Guardian - UK · Jul 1, 2023

Thames Water boss steps down amid backlash over environmental record

Sarah Bentley had revealed she would forgo her bonus after criticism of utility’s discharge of raw sewage

The Guardian - UK · Jun 27, 2023

Ranvir Singh's reveals unusual toilet habit and leaves GMB viewers horrified

Presenter Ranvir Singh's tip to help save the planet hasn't gone down too well with Good Morning Britain viewers, with those tuned into the ITV show earlier today sharing their thoughts on the hack online

Daily Mirror · Jun 15, 2023

Brits' fury at Thames Water hosepipe ban as firm wastes 24% water EVERY DAY

Britain's biggest water supplier Thames Water wastes almost a quarter of water every day, leaking around 624million as many Brits take to social media to highlight the company's failings

Daily Mirror · Aug 11, 2022