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Andy Burnham: “Public ownership of water companies should absolutely be an option.”

On the recordJuly 19, 2026
Public ownership of water companies should absolutely be an option.
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Andy Burnham
Labour Party

Editor's note · Context

Discussing Thames Water crisis.

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