Labour promised in its general election manifesto to ban bonuses for water bosses. But it looks like the environment secretary has been outsmarted by the companies who are getting around the ban. I investigated how .

RT @thebookseller: Guardian Faber has signed a "brilliant new serving of satire" by Guardian columnist @JohnJCrace. The Bonfire of the Insa….

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RT @RaptorPersUK: Three Peregrines fledge successfully at St Albans Cathedral as police investigation continues into trampling of first clu….

RT @GillianMSP: My letter to UK Gov Minister Steve Reed asking him to retract his false statements about the condition of water in Scotland….

RT @JeevunSandher: To get living standards rising fast, we need to get energy bills falling quickly. That’s why over 100 Labour MPs from….

Steve Reed falsely claims he got Thames Water to “stand down” their retention payments. This is false. They paid out millions in the first tranche and the second and third are simply paused & Thames expects to pay it as they are not performance related

RT @StuartMaggs: On the #FamilyFarmTax, an 8 week technical consultation on the proposed legislation is now open, which closes on 15 Septem….

Very good @NilsPratley column on the Cunliffe review .

Now been writing about sewage for 12 hours solid. Will my brain ever be normal again?.

RT @kiranstacey: I spent this morning reading the Cunliffe report (well, the summary) so you don't have to. So if you want to know why ou….

. @adamvaughan_uk brilliant analysis on Steve Reed's sewage reduction target being weaker than that in Ofwat's price review just shouted out in parliament by shadow environment minister.

Strange to hear Steve Reed simultaneously bemoan "soaring water bills straining family finances" and celebrate "£104 billion pounds of private sector investment" when the latter is FROM those rising bills.

On private ownership of water, Sir Jon says “And I have to say on the data and on the comparable metrics available, which are not strong, I admit, we did not see of evidence of a causal link between ownership models and a range of environmental performance indicators.”.

Launching his report, Sir Jon Cunliffe says the UK is facing another “Great Stink Moment”

Toilets proudly on display at Sir Jon Cunliffe’s water commission announcement

RT @BBCBreakfast: 'I think Steve Reed now needs to resign and hand the job over to somebody who can be more effective'. Campaigner Feargal….

Great news for everyone travelling to see Sir Jon Cunliffe speak at Kew Bridge today 🤦‍♀️ .

@Feargal_Sharkey @SteveReedMP Feargal points out on #R4today the one measure Reed has implemented to stop sewage spills - the bonus ban - has failed as the companies have “outwitted” him. Read more here

Water campaigner @Feargal_Sharkey tells Good Morning Britain "@SteveReedMP should go" over his failure to grip the sewage pollution issue. "I think Steve has got to reflect very carefully on the shambles that the last 12 months has been.".

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