Water system a 'disaster', Green deputy leader says
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Water system a 'disaster', Green deputy leader saysImage caption, The Green Party of England and Wales has long called for public ownership of water companiesByJoshua NevettPolitical reporterPublished6 minutes agoGreen Party co-deputy leader Rachel Millward has said her party would nationalise water companies in England and Wales, criticising Prime Minister Andy Burnham's plans to bring them under public control as "vague".Millward told the BBC the country's water system was an "absolutely unmitigated disaster", arguing there had been "radical underinvestment" over decades.She said Burnham's plan, which involves removing limits on government ownership of shares in water companies and giving mayors more powers to scrutinise them, did not go far enough.The Green Party of England and Wales…
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