UK government to make unprecedented intervention in setting of water bills

<p>Exclusive: Angela Eagle tells utility bosses next price review ‘must focus on value for money for customers’</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/23/uk-warnings-stockpile-storm-austen-treasury-autumn-budget-latest-news-updates">UK politics live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>Ministers will make an unprecedented intervention in water bills and how companies prioritise investment, directing bosses to bring down costs and stop leaks and sewage overflows.</p><p>Angela Eagle, the environment secretary, has told suppliers in England and Wales she plans to intervene in the next price review – conducted by the water regulator, Ofwat.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/23/ministers-water-companies-bills-investment">Continue reading...</a>