{"id":362649,"date":"2026-07-19T22:00:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T21:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/could-thames-water-be-taken-into-public-ownership\/"},"modified":"2026-07-19T22:00:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T21:00:15","slug":"could-thames-water-be-taken-into-public-ownership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/could-thames-water-be-taken-into-public-ownership\/","title":{"rendered":"Could Thames Water be taken into public ownership?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/xQqfUVypgeg\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Could Thames Water be taken into public ownership?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xQqfUVypgeg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Andy Burnham has already said he supports the idea of greater public control of essential services.<\/p>\n<p>As deputy Labour leader Lucy Powell threatens to renationalise Thames Water, what are the chances of Britain&#8217;s biggest water company going into public administration?<\/p>\n<p>Sky&#8217;s Phoebe Southworth reports.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/politics-latest-burnham-starmer-labour-paris-tories-badenoch-farage-12593360<\/p>\n<p>#andyburnham #government #lucypowell #uk #politics <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Why not listen to one of our podcasts? 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