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Environment secretary says water bill rises ‘result of years of failure,’ utilities sign up to reforms – business live
Key events Water companies sign up to reforms; Reed: bill rises 'result of years of failure'Britain’s water companies have signed up to the government’s initial package of reforms for the sector, the environment secretary Steve Reed said after …