{"id":86463,"date":"2023-06-28T12:00:18","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T11:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/thames-water-ministers-weigh-up-contingency-plans-for-collapse\/"},"modified":"2023-06-28T12:00:18","modified_gmt":"2023-06-28T11:00:18","slug":"thames-water-ministers-weigh-up-contingency-plans-for-collapse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/thames-water-ministers-weigh-up-contingency-plans-for-collapse\/","title":{"rendered":"Thames Water: Ministers weigh up contingency plans for collapse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/0-rJjX4OyWA\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Thames Water: Ministers weigh up contingency plans for collapse\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0-rJjX4OyWA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The government has begun drawing up contingency plans for the collapse of Thames Water amid growing doubts in Whitehall about the ability of Britain\u2019s biggest water company to service its \u00a314bn debt-pile.<\/p>\n<p>Water firms have accrued \u00a354bn in debt since privatisation &#8211; but paid out dividends to shareholders of \u00a366bn, according to an analysis by The Guardian newspaper last year.<\/p>\n<p>Read more on this here &#8211; https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/ministers-weigh-contingency-plan-for-collapse-of-thames-water-12910760<\/p>\n<p>#thameswater #whitehall #ofwat<\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews <\/p>\n<p>Follow us on Twitter: 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:<br \/>\nApple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8<br \/>\nAndroid https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/<\/p>\n<p>Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here\/Los video de Sky News est\u00e1n disponibles en espa\u00f1ol aqu\u00ed: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog <\/p>\n<p>Sky News videos are also available in German here\/Hier k\u00f6nnen Sie au\u00dferdem Sky News-Videos auf Deutsch finden: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCHYg31l2xrF-Bj859nsOfnA <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The government has begun drawing up contingency plans for the collapse of Thames Water amid growing doubts in Whitehall about the ability of Britain\u2019s biggest water company to service its \u00a314bn debt-pile. 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