Sutton MP on Water Leak: “We are numb”

Responding to the news of a huge water outage in South West London caused by a major leak in Thames Ditton - Luke Taylor, the Liberal Democrat MP for Sutton and Cheam, said:

“We are numb to the appalling failure of Thames Water to fix our creaking infrastructure. Enough is enough!" 

"Every day Thames Water loses 228 Olympic-sized swimming pools worth of water through leaks. 228. Most of the time this slow drip of leaks across London costs us money and wastes energy, but today the huge burst pipe in Thames Ditton means carers can’t wash their loved ones, businesses shut and schools are closed.

“Thames Water is no longer fit for purpose, I will keep doing everything in my power to get the government to see sense, take control, put them into special administration, and restructure them”.