Liz Bates

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Exclusive: Twenty MPs have accused Southern Water CEO of ‘pure greed’ and urged him to refuse a pay hike that would take his salary to £1.4m “Decline this disgraceful payment for failure”.

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We’re expecting the water industry regulator Ofwat to be scrapped, but why did it take so long? And what can Labour learn from their slow and tentative approach to fixing this broken sector?

Diane Abbott is under investigation by Labour after she doubled down on comments about racism she had previously apologised for. Sky's @WizBates has the full story ⬇️ Latest: trib.al/KUsMrDU 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube

Sky's @wizbates presses Thames Water's Non-Executive Director over the reported £1.65bn annual loss, and if any apology will be given to 'taxpayers having to pick up the bill for his failures'. Watch the moment 👇 trib.al/NbZQGeu

Whitehall officials tried to convince Michael Gove to go to court to cover up grooming scandal in 2011. @Dominic2306 tells @wizbates officials wanted to help efforts by Rotherham Council stop a national newspaper from exposing the scandal... news.sky.com/story/whitehal…

Appalling Whitehall groupthink in the face of this disgusting crime.

🚨 NEW: As the assisted dying bill returns to the Commons today ahead of the big final vote next week, @SkyNews has learned of 20 MPs who’ve changed their position on the bill. Watch more here by @wizbates & myself, and read below🧵👇

Dominic Cummings has told @wizbates he thinks Nigel Farage could be the next prime minister if the Reform leader follows his advice. 🎧 Listen to the Daily podcast 👉 podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/

'She's a goner' Speaking in a wide-ranging interview with Sky's political correspondent @wizbates, Dominic Cummings says Kemi Badenoch will be ousted within a year and Nigel Farage could be the next prime minister. Watch the interview in full⬇️

Dominic Cummings has told Sky's @wizbates he wanted to 'get rid' of Boris Johnson after he went 'rogue' and 'started doing the opposite' of what was promised before the 2019 election. Read the full story: trib.al/XGPOQcs

If there’s one thing you listen to today make it this - Dominic Cummings really really rarely gives proper interviews. He’s talked to @wizbates for an hour about everything from Kemi Badenoch to Reform UK and not writing Elon Musk’ tweets. Whole thing on @SkyNews podcasts at…

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer says the scenes in Liverpool are 'appalling' and has thanked emergency services for their response. Sky's @wizbates has the latest from Westminster trib.al/SPo5Oz2 📺 Sky 501 and YouTube

So.. I may have shot Liz again... Well we were biffed in the 10, and I happened to have my stills camera in the car.. whoops.

This is nice! TV is always a team effort, so big thanks to the North of England team I worked with in the last year. @hopeyeomanssky @ellagriffith and all the camera crews

'Do you want to say you're sorry?' Thames Water's chief executive Chris Weston was questioned by Sky's @wizbates about his bonuses at the UK's biggest water company - and apologised for supply interruptions. trib.al/vY0Tcfw

Today Thames Water CEO Chris Weston appeared in front of MPs. I asked him afterwards what he had to say Thames Water customers…

Are probation centres the answer to UK crime? Sky News' @wizbates is at a probation centre in Preston, talking to staff and attendees about whether community rehabilitation is a more successful route out of crime. trib.al/j2M3J2F

🚨New from me: @Nigel_Farage's courting of trade union members has alarmed the movement's leaders - who are now grappling with how to combat his appeal on nationalisation and net zero caution For Labour, the next challenge could be if Farage starts siding with workers in looming…