00:00These figures are absolutely shocking. I think Labour needs to get its act together.
00:05It talked about action when it was in opposition to clear up the conservative mess,
00:10but it's not gone far enough or fast enough, and Liberal Democrats will keep pursuing this.
00:15This sewage crisis is affecting everybody.
00:18Thames Water should be temporarily nationalised. It's in a complete mess,
00:22and it's fleeting customers and still one of the worst offenders in the country.
00:26In terms of the whole industry, we think it should be put into a new status,
00:30what we call a public benefit company, so you can make sure that it operates commercially,
00:35it doesn't cost the taxpayer lots of money, but it can make sure it puts the environment at the top of its agenda,
00:41so we can deal with the public health issues, we can clean up our rivers and our seas.
00:46And it's a model that's used elsewhere in the world. We should use it here in the UK.
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