The Latest Breaking News from John Hutton

Thames Water creditors secure former Labour minister to drive rescue deal

Stricken UK water supplier lines up John Hutton as independent chair designate if takeover goes ahead

The Guardian - UK · Oct 20

Thames Water lenders to appoint Lord Hutton as independent chair in takeover bid

The former business secretary would take up the role if the group’s rescue bid is given approval.

Evening Standard · Oct 20

‘Bizarre’ lack of urgency in putting UK on war footing, says defence review co-author

Exclusive: Fiona Hill, a former White House chief adviser, joins ex-Nato chief in criticising Starmer’s leadership on defence UK politics live – latest updates

The Guardian - UK · Apr 14

Former defence secretary among team to revive bankrupt Birmingham council

John Hutton, who served in the Brown government, will advise a team of six commissioners

The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2023

Commissioners announced to oversee cash-strapped Birmingham City Council

The largest local authority in Europe admitted last month that it could not balance its books and issued a section 114 notice.

The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2023

‘A just outcome’: Military chiefs and politicians hail common sense victory for Afghan war hero

‘There are people who came to us for help, and we owe them,’ says former Tory leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith, amid win for Independent campaign

The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2023

At last! Hero Afghan pilot who fought Taliban is granted asylum in Britain

Exclusive: After five months of resisting this paper’s call to honour our debt to a war veteran who fought with UK forces, the government capitulates – and does the right thing

The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2023

Army fury at Prince Harry 'kills' boast as colonel says he 'turned against other family'

Iraq veteran Col Tim Collins says Prince Harry has turned against the military, after trashing his birth family. Others said he dehumanised insurgents by calling them 'chess pieces'

Daily Mirror · Jan 6, 2023

Prince Harry's Taliban comments blasted by ex-Defence Sec as 'wrong on every level'

Lord John Hutton, who was Defence Secretary under Gordon Brown, said admitting to killing 25 people was a 'very serious mistake' and 'it's just inappropriate and wrong'

Daily Mirror · Jan 6, 2023

Energy trade body criticises Jacob Rees-Mogg’s ‘sudden’ announcement of windfall tax on renewables

Lord Hutton said government had shaken investor confidence in sector

The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2022