LABOUR leadership hopeful Andy Burnham renewed his call today for greater public control over the water industry.But the Greater Manchester mayor, campaigning as Labour’s candidate in the Makerfield by-election, stopped short of calling for a return to full public ownership of the sector.He said local monopoly United Utilities should cancel the final dividend due to be paid to shareholders this summer and redistribute the money to consumers in the form of lower bills instead.

LABOUR leadership hopeful Andy Burnham renewed his call today for greater public control over the water industry.

But the Greater Manchester mayor, campaigning as Labour’s candidate in the Makerfield by-election, stopped short of calling for a return to full public ownership of the sector.

He said local monopoly United Utilities should cancel the final dividend due to be paid to shareholders this summer and redistribute the money to consumers in the form of lower bills instead.

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