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‘It’s more incrementalism’: Starmer’s safe king’s speech fails to quell mutiny

Andy Burnham replace the prime minister, want greater public ownership of utilities – particularly Thames Water. They are also calling for changes to the government’s fiscal rules to allow it to borrow more, but only

Thames Water investors say temporary nationalisation would slow its recovery

Andy Burnham to put key utilities under public control](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/16/andy-burnham-energy-water-under-public-control-keir-starmer). As Keir Starmer’s grip on power appeared to be fading, the Greater Manchester mayor suggested at the weekend that the renationalisation