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Jun 2023
32m 52s

Thames They Are A-Changin'

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Thames Water is in talks to secure extra funding as the government says it is ready to act in a worst case scenario if the company collapses. Adam is joined by Newsnight’s economics editor Ben Chu to explain why the company is in trouble, and how it could affect the public.

And Chris Stark from the UK Climate Change Committee is in the studio to go through a new report by the body, which concludes that the UK is no longer a world leader. They’re joined by climate scientist Dr Tamsin Edwards.

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