Charlotte Hawkins had to abruptly cut short her news segment on Good Morning Britain to make room for a “breaking news” update.
In the middle of her report, Charlotte suddenly stopped to announce that Thames Water is under investigation for delayed delivery of environmental improvement schemes.
Before the breaking news, Charlotte was in conversation with her colleague Ellie Pitt, who was reporting live from France about the tragic incident where a British couple were discovered dead.
Ellie reported: “They found cash in the couple’s bedroom, so it will still be a few days because officers are waiting for the results of further tests before they make any final conclusions about what they think happened here.”
“Ellie, thank you very much for that update,” Charlotte responded as a breaking news banner flashed behind her, reports the Manchester Evening News.
Charlotte Hawkins on Good Morning Britain
She then announced: “Some breaking news now. In the last few minutes, Ofwat has announced it is opening an enforcement case into Thames Water.
“It will investigate whether the company has failed to deliver environmental improvement schemes over the last five years.”
“It has promised 812 schemes but admitted 100 were unlikely to be in place by the end of March this year.
The GMB presenter concluded: “Once Ofwat has fully investigated, it will publish detailed findings and where appropriate any proposed action to remedy any identified breaches.”
Charlotte spoke with Ellie via video link (
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Ofwat’s Senior Director for Enforcement, Lynn Parker, commented on the investigation, stating: “Customers have paid for Thames Water to carry out these essential environmental schemes.”
“We take any indication that water companies are not meeting their legal obligations very seriously. Therefore, we have launched an investigation to understand whether the delayed delivery of environmental schemes means that Thames Water has breached its obligations.
“If we find reason to act, we will use our full range of powers to hold Thames to account for any failures and will require them to put things right.
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