Chancellor Rachel Reeves has reacted to a planned average 21% increase to water bills amid the sewage pollution scandal and cost-of-living crisis.Household water bills in England and Wales are to rise by an average £19 a year over the next five years.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has reacted to a planned average 21% increase to water bills amid the sewage pollution scandal and cost-of-living crisis.Household water bills in England and Wales are to rise by an average £19 a year over the next five years.