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  • 15 June 2026

    Only the Green Party commits to public ownership in Makerfield

  • 10 June 2026

    MPs show support for a railway for people not profit

  • Composite picture of (lefto to right) English bank notes, the Thames Water logo, and 2 sewage pipes discharging into a river
    3 June 2026

    The political cost of keeping Thames Water privatised

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