Thames Water’s former chief executive was handed half a million pounds as the London utility faced the possibility of collapsing into nationalisation under its £14 billion debt burden.
Sarah Bentley left the company suddenly last month after under three years in the £1.6 million-a-year job. There were reports she went after being asked waive her bonus following the public outcry over sewage in rivers and leaking mains pipes.
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