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Andy Burnham: “It’s an unsatisfactory situation. It’s an industry where the shareholders never lose and the billpayers never win.”

On the recordSeptember 2, 2026
It’s an unsatisfactory situation. It’s an industry where the shareholders never lose and the billpayers never win.
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Andy Burnham
Labour Party

Editor's note · Context

Critiquing the current state of the water industry.

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