On the recordJuly 19, 2026
You’ve got to do it in a way that can be managed financially, but gets us to a water industry that puts the public interest rather than the private interest first.
Said by
Andy Burnham
Labour Party
Source
independent.co.ukYou’ve got to do it in a way that can be managed financially, but gets us to a water industry that puts the public interest rather than the private interest first.
Emphasizing the need for public interest in water management.
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