{"id":263706,"date":"2025-07-21T21:00:05","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T20:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/uk-water-regulator-to-be-scrapped-as-labour-vows-generational-reform\/"},"modified":"2025-07-21T21:00:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T20:00:05","slug":"uk-water-regulator-to-be-scrapped-as-labour-vows-generational-reform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/uk-water-regulator-to-be-scrapped-as-labour-vows-generational-reform\/","title":{"rendered":"UK water regulator to be scrapped as Labour vows \u2018generational\u2019 reform"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/3joTYF4TZmc\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"UK water regulator to be scrapped as Labour vows \u2018generational\u2019 reform\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3joTYF4TZmc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The Government&#8217;s calling it a &#8216;water revolution&#8217; and the biggest overhaul of the industry in a generation. <\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe: https:\/\/bit.ly\/C4_News_Subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>Out goes the current regulator &#8211; Ofwat &#8211; in favour of a single body which ministers promise would act in the public as well as the private interest. <\/p>\n<p>It follows a major independent review into water companies.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Government&#8217;s calling it a &#8216;water revolution&#8217; and the biggest overhaul of the industry in a generation. 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