Rishi Sunak parachutes Franck Petitgas into Thames Water talks …
WEBMar 22, 2024 · Rishi Sunak has dispatched his business adviser to grapple with the crisis facing Thames Water, in a sign of jitters inside government about the potential collapse of Britain’s largest water...
Sunak – Government not backing away from bigger sewage fines for water ...
WEBFeb 13, 2023 · Rishi Sunak has denied reports that his Government is backing away from plans to hit water companies with fines of up to £250 million for dumping sewage into rivers and seas. The Prime...
Thames Water crisis is a political trap for Labour as well as the ...
WEBJun 28, 2023 · R ishi Sunak’s government has held emergency talks over the fate of England’s biggest water supplier which is struggling under huge debts despite last year recording pre-tax profits of...
Water chiefs condemned over ‘scandal’ of sewage in Thames
WEBSep 6, 2023 · Rishi Sunak’s spokesman branded the findings from a BBC investigation “completely unacceptable”. But he stressed that the Government intends to strengthen the powers of industry regulator Ofwat...
Sunak Presses Thames Water to Clean Up Own Financial Mess
WEBApr 3, 2024 · Rishi Sunak’s administration is pressing Thames Water and its troubled parent to resolve their financial difficulties alone, raising the prospect that the crisis gripping the UK’s largest ...
Rishi Sunak defeated in House of Lords over rules on river pollution
WEBSep 13, 2023 · Plans by the UK government to dilute rules on water pollution in order to enable more housebuilding were defeated in the House of Lords on Wednesday night in a major setback for Rishi Sunak’s...
UK net zero news as it happened: Rishi Sunak shakes up …
WEBSep 20, 2023 · Boris Johnson has launched an attack on UK prime minister Rishi Sunak over his plans to water down Britain’s green targets, saying: “Business must have certainty about our net zero...
Spending on climate the right thing to do, says Sunak - BBC
WEBNov 7, 2022 · UK prime minister Rishi Sunak tells the COP27 summit that investing in green infrastructure is morally the right thing to do. He says Russia's invasion of Ukraine was a critical moment, and...
Rishi Sunak hits back at rumours Government reconsidering …
WEBFeb 13, 2023 · The Prime Minister has hit back at reports the Government is reconsidering super fines for water companies that dump sewage in Britain’s rivers. Rishi Sunak said he wants to see firms that ...
Tory backlash as Sunak suggests he will delay UK's switch to …
WEBSep 20, 2023 · Rishi Sunak appears set to water down some of the government's net zero pledges to ensure they are "proportionate", in a move that has sparked backlash from across the political spectrum and ...