Lib Dems slam “astounding” arrogance of Thames Water following hosepipe ban announcement
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Responding to the news that Thames Water have issued a hosepipe ban across Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Berkshire from the 22nd July, Liberal Democrat MP for Didcot & Wantage Olly Glover, whose constituency is impacted, said:
“The arrogance of Thames Water is astounding. They have imposed this ban on their customers whilst continuing to charge too much for their failing services. This current period of very low rainfall underlines the importance of Thames Water improving the basics.”
“Their executives should not be pocketing extortionate bonuses whilst this is happening, and the least they can do is pay back these bonuses whilst this ban is in place.
“Today’s news is also a reminder for why we need to scrap Ofwat, which needs to be replaced with a new regulator that is able to hold companies like Thames Water accountable for their incompetence."
ENDS
Notes to Editor:
More information on the hosepipe ban and Thames Water’s bonuses can be found here:
https://news.sky.com/story/thames-water-to-introduce-hosepipe-ban-across-four-counties-13396470
