Ban bonuses for water firm bosses until sewage spills stopped, urge Lib Dems

Party seeking legislation as research reveals executives received 27m in bonuses in last two years

Bonuses should be banned for water company bosses until sewage spills into rivers stop, the Liberal Democrats are to demand.

Executives were awarded 27m in bonuses over the past two years despite pumping out raw sewage into waterways 1,000 times a day, analysis by the party has found.