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Kemi Badenoch: “Privatisation was a success … I don’t think that Andy Burnham running the water companies is the answer to those…”

On the recordOctober 3, 2026
Privatisation was a success … I don’t think that Andy Burnham running the water companies is the answer to those problems.
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Kemi Badenoch
Conservative Party

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Critiquing Labour's approach to utility management.

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