Tideway boss paid nearly £1m despite Thames ‘super-sewer’ project delays

Andy Mitchell received bonuses on top of 489,000 salary last year as forecast tunnel cost rose to 4.3bn

The executive overseeing construction of London's super sewer" under the Thames has been awarded bonuses that doubled his pay to nearly 1m despite delays and cost over-runs on the flagship project.

With executive pay in the water industry already under scrutiny, Tideway has revealed it paid its chief executive, Andy Mitchell, a total package of 928,000 for the year to 31 March 2022, up 7.5% from 863,000 a year earlier.