{"id":89443,"date":"2023-07-12T12:00:47","date_gmt":"2023-07-12T11:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/thames-water-boss-and-ex-ofwat-head-refuses-to-apologise-for-letting-companies-increase-debt\/"},"modified":"2023-07-12T12:00:47","modified_gmt":"2023-07-12T11:00:47","slug":"thames-water-boss-and-ex-ofwat-head-refuses-to-apologise-for-letting-companies-increase-debt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/thames-water-boss-and-ex-ofwat-head-refuses-to-apologise-for-letting-companies-increase-debt\/","title":{"rendered":"Thames Water boss and ex-Ofwat head refuses to apologise for letting companies increase debt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/3XF1etcWiqk\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Thames Water boss and ex-Ofwat head refuses to apologise for letting companies increase debt\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3XF1etcWiqk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The joint chief executive of Thames Water has refused to apologise for allowing water companies to increase their debt during her time as chief of Ofwat, the water regulator.<br \/>\nSubscribe to Guardian News on YouTube \u25ba http:\/\/bit.ly\/guardianwiressub<\/p>\n<p>Cathryn Ross&#8217;s comments came during a parliamentary committee session with Thames Water bosses as concerns mount over the financial viability of the company. 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