The Latest Breaking News from Jon Cunliffe

The water torture goes on at Thames. Sector-wide reform isn’t moving much faster

If ‘public control’ bit is delaying overhaul, that needs to be nailed down sharpish or continued uncertainty could be costly

The Guardian - UK · Oct 15

Privatisation of water firms ‘difficult to reverse’, Burnham admits

Speaking in the Commons for the first time since he became Prime Minister, Burnham pledged to take ‘stronger public control’ over ‘essentials’, such as water

The Independent UK · Sep 1

‘Complicated and expensive’: Burnham is right about the risks of nationalisation

Track record of Welsh Water shows changing ownership status is not the answer to all the woes in the utilities sector

The Guardian - UK · Jul 1

Homes and factories ‘can be built faster’ with water reforms, says Reed

The Environment Secretary described supply and sewage infrastructure as being ‘critical for housing development’.

Evening Standard · Jul 21, 2025

‘Broken’ water industry in England and Wales faces tighter controls under new watchdog

Ofwat abolished as ministers adopt Cunliffe review ideas such as sewage map naming and shaming firms

The Guardian - UK · Jul 21, 2025

Cunliffe’s reforms for water should have happened 20 years ago

His review goes to the heart of one main problem: the sector’s fragmented, overlapping and inflexible regulatory system

The Guardian - UK · Jul 21, 2025

The Guardian view on the water industry: a return to public ownership should still be on the table

Editorial: This precious resource should never have been privatised, and tougher regulation won’t solve the problem

The Guardian - UK · Jul 21, 2025

Who will pay for the failure of water bosses? Everyone but them

A harder rain needs to fall on those responsible for the water crisis. Let Thames Water fail – it doesn’t deserve a bailout, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK · Jul 21, 2025

UK to create new water regulator after crisis at Thames Water

Britain's Labour government has decided to scrap Ofwat and establish a new watchdog to prevent "abuses of the past."

Euronews · Jul 21, 2025

OPINION - Why this water industry 'shake up' is doomed to fail

Ignore the Government spin. The recommendations of the Cunliffe Review are simply putting lipstick on a pig and fall pitifully short of the radical reform that’s needed to end the sewage scandal. So, Prime Minister, don’t take us for fools. If you let the water companies keep raking in profits…

Evening Standard · Jul 21, 2025