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Water bosses’ pay rises despite bonus ban and public fury over bills and pollution

Business | The Guardian 24 July 2026, 17:09 UTC 1h ago
Water bosses’ pay rises despite bonus ban and public fury over bills and pollution
Business | The Guardian

Exclusive: Eight companies expect to be covered by the ban for 2025-26, the Guardian can reveal Water company bosses’ total pay rose over the past year despite a government bonus ban and public outrage over pollution and bills, the Guardian can reveal. One chief executive, Mark Thurston of Anglian Water, received £1.9m – including a £500,000 “retention payment”, despite the bonus ban. Continue reading...

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