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Thames Water could be blocked from new debt financing next week

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75% Informative

Debt-laden company has until 7 October to agree extension to much-needed financing.

UK ’s largest water supplier is labouring under more than 15bn of debts, creating uncertainty for its 8,000 employees and 16 million customers across London and the Thames Valley .

If company collapses, it is expected to be put into a form of temporary nationalisation.

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75

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72

Neutral language

46

Article tone

informal

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English

Language complexity

67

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not offensive

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short-lived

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