MPs urge ministers to break off Thames Water talks with US hedge funds
Thames Water’s Coppermills water treatment works, east London. The company’s ‘16 million customers have largely lost faith in it’, said the chair of the environment, food and rural affairs committee. Photograph: Linda Nylind/The GuardianView image in fullscreenThames Water’s Coppermills water treatment works, east London.
- ▪Thames Water’s Coppermills water treatment works, east London.
- ▪The company’s ‘16 million customers have largely lost faith in it’, said the chair of the environment, food and rural affairs committee.
- ▪Photograph: Linda Nylind/The GuardianView image in fullscreenThames Water’s Coppermills water treatment works, east London.
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| Canonical URL | https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/18/mps-urge-ministers-thames-water-talks-hedge-funds-special-administration-regime |
| Publication time | Fri, 18 Sep 2026 05:00:09 GMT |
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Thames Water’s Coppermills water treatment works, east London. The company’s ‘16 million customers have largely lost faith in it’, said the chair of the environment, food and rural affairs committee. Photograph: Linda Nylind/The GuardianView image in fullscreenThames Water’s Coppermills water treatment works, east London. The company’s ‘16 million customers have largely lost faith in it’, said the chair of the environment, food and rural affairs committee. Photograph: Linda Nylind/The GuardianWaterMPs urge ministers to break off Thames Water talks with US hedge fundsEfra committee calls for emergency legislation enabling government to take public control of the company Sandra Laville Environment correspondent Fri 18 Sep 2026 01.00 EDTLast modified on Fri 18 Sep 2026 01.01 EDTSharePrefer…
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