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'Contemptible' Thames Water accused in Parliament of 'telling lies to the British public' in dividends row

'Contemptible' Thames Water accused in Parliament of 'telling lies to the British public' in dividends row

The scathing criticism came as peers discussed a collapsed rescue deal for the debt-laden firm

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