The UK Labour Party has vowed to take firm action against water company executives by putting them 'in the dock' for illegal sewage dumping if they come to power. It has been reported that water company bosses have awarded themselves over £25 million in bonuses and incentives since 2019, despite the pollution of rivers and coastlines with sewage. Labour's plan includes boosting regulatory powers to ban bonuses for those executives responsible for such environmental violations. Shadow Environment Secretary Steve Reed has criticized the government's inaction on this issue and has expressed willingness to work with the government to pass Labour's proposed measures.
'They let the water bosses pay themselves £25m to over see catastrophic failure' @SteveReedMP discusses illegal sewage dumping in rivers and says Labour would put the water companies under special measures. #PoliticsHub https://t.co/GlTNastFii 📺 Sky 501 and YouTube https://t.co/2G1ZBH9tCk
Deeply depressing interview just now between @SophyRidgeSky and @SteveReedMP on the sewage crisis. Reed said he is very happy to work with the Tories, but he won’t nationalise water claiming it will cost £90billion. It would actually cost nothing: the payment due would be no more…
Water bosses have received £25m in bonuses since the last election… and now @thameswater wants to put bills up 40%…. Only in @RishiSunak ‘s Britain could this happen…. https://t.co/3EtL5TxHAb
It cannot be right that water bosses are rewarded for failure and despite repeatedly breaking the law with illegal sewage discharges impacting Portsmouth’s precious environment. Labour will scrap water boss' bonuses until they clear up their filth. Read👇🏻 https://t.co/c1VdkABxb7
Labour offered to work with ministers on restricting water bosses’ bonuses after illegal sewage spills, accusing the Conservatives of turning a "blind eye to corruption" https://t.co/YBkUxInQH3
In the last 30yrs private water companies have given Billions to shareholders - all whilst dumping sewage. Destroying our health & planet for profit. @UKLabour will ban water bosses bonuses until they stop dumping 💩 in our waterways. https://t.co/Wtr5zweoov
Communities are seeing their local area destroyed with stinking, toxic sewage People face higher bills while failing water bosses pocket millions in bonuses Labour will put water companies under special measures, blocking bonus payments until bosses have cleaned up their filth https://t.co/hTm2lyU0AB
Water company bosses have handed themselves over £25m in bonuses since 2019 whilst ruining our rivers and coastlines. Labour would put water companies under special measures and give regulators the power to ban bonuses until they clean up their filth👇🏻 https://t.co/cHf8eogfx6
I urge the Government to adopt Labour’s plan to give the regulator powers to ban bonuses for law-breaking water bosses. If Steve Barclay agrees, we will work with him in the national interest to get it through https://t.co/Xagp1hYQ7d
Labour rightly & noisily are waving a big stick at the water industry over sewage pouring into our rivers & on to our beaches But they ignore the key point: privatisation has failed. Water is an essential resource & should be in public hands as it is everywhere else in Europe https://t.co/BGPXf1MOFq
Water company bosses have handed themselves over £25 million in bonuses since 2019 whilst ruining our rivers and coastlines. Labour would put water companies under special measures and give regulators the power to ban bonuses until they clean up their filth. Agree? Sign here👇
‘You're meant to get a bonus when you're doing a good job, not when you're overseeing failure and illegal behaviour!’ Shadow Environment Secretary Steve Reed MP hits out at water bosses receiving bonuses as Britain’s coastlines are flooded with sewage. https://t.co/irHj1XoykG
🔴 Water company bosses received more than £25m in bonuses https://t.co/kD7wpPIQW9
The next Labour government will end the Tory sewage scandal for good. Read more 👇 https://t.co/Dgoy1xcWsm
"Would Labour be content with a postal service every other day?" Shadow Environment Secretary @SteveReedMP calls the potential reform "very worrying" Full story ➡️ https://t.co/vOkYSZA7HB 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube https://t.co/QNzpmajzIb
Water company bosses in England award themselves over £25m in bonuses/benefits despite dumping sewage in rivers, lakes and seas. Rewards for destroying health, marine life, biodiversity and picking our pockets. No new reservoirs built since 1989. Scam. https://t.co/r4ORi8ASvh
Shadow Environment Secretary Steve Reed says he would back the Government on tackling water companies giving bosses' big bonuses despite illegal sewage discharges. "Covering it up in order to boost profitability and help yourself get a bonus - it can't be tolerated." https://t.co/qY4UjJjRNH
This Conservative Government has wilfully turned a blind eye to corruption in the water industry. Labour will boost regulatory powers to ban bonuses for bosses responsible for illegal sewage dumping https://t.co/py31eecmI2
Water company bosses have awarded themselves over £25m in bonuses and incentives since the last general election, according to analysis by Labour. 🔗 Read more https://t.co/rLlYgYP7lO
the i: Water bosses behind toxic sewage will be ‘put in dock’ under Labour #TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/BQpyr03SU7
EXCL by @RichardVaughan1 for @theipaper - Labour vows to put water bosses 'in the dock' for illegal sewage dumping if it wins power https://t.co/fqTIknkLqQ