Boss of stricken Thames Water defends £195,000 bonus and admits mothballed £250m desalination plant should never have been built – as he warns over summer hosepipe bans despite surging bills.
The boss of stricken Thames Water today insisted he deserved a £195,000 bonus despite customers facing surging bills – and the threat of hosepipe bans this summer.
Chris Weston defended accepting the bumper sum after just three months in the role, telling MPs he had ‘stabilised’ the company.
But he acknowledged the supplier is still facing huge problems, suggesting a non-functional £250million desalination plant should never have been built.
