Angela Rayner: “No, my severance payment was given to me at the time, I had worked in government for a period of time and then I came…”

Andy is probably more like me, in terms of [he] wears his heart on his sleeve.

I do not take this lightly. I recognise the huge amount of work that has already gone into progressing reorganisation in each of these areas and I am very grateful for it.

We want the water companies to do more and we’re pressing them to do more.

In light of legal advice, I want to satisfy myself firstly that the right process is in place, that it is robust, and of course complies with the law