South East Water boss quits after supply failures

"This must mark the beginning of positive change at South East Water, where customers' needs are prioritised and there is a stop to supply outages."

— Emma Reynolds , Politician

"The resignation was obviously the right thing for him to have done."

— Alistair Carmichael , Politician

"It's good that Dave Hinton has done the right thing and resigned."

— Mike Martin , Politician

"We need a feeling of change ASAP."

— Mims Davies , Politician

"I was frustrated that it took so long for Hinton to resign."

— Helen Whately , Politician

"It must mark a fresh start where customer needs are prioritised."

— Emma Reynolds , Politician

"He's finally done the right thing."

— Mike Martin , Politician

"On behalf of the board, I would like to thank Dave for his many years of loyal dedication and service to South East Water Limited."

— Lisa Clement , Executive

"The move to declare no confidence was unusual but necessary, describing the situation as 'an exceptional failure of management and of corporate governance.'"

— Alistair Carmichael , Politician