Rachel Reeves could be forced to nationalise Thames Water just two days before the Spring Statement in a move threatening to throw her spending plans into disarray. The Treasury is reportedly ...

London is at risk of being swamped by burst pipes and sewage leaks if Thames Water is forced into an emergency ... her spending plans ahead of the spring statement at the end of the month.

A four-day court hearing begins on Monday to determine whether to rubber-stamp £3billion in emergency loans for Thames Water ... on a particularly rainy spring and summer.