Thames Water lenders offer 'golden share' to head off nationalisation
The water supplier's lenders are trying to prevent the company from being taken over by the Burnham government
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"I wanted to see greater public control of life's essentials."
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The water supplier's lenders are trying to prevent the company from being taken over by the Burnham government
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