Campaigners urge high court to block £3bn Thames Water bailout

Protesters gather in London as judges consider deal that will cost billpayers an estimated £250 a year each

Campaigners have gathered outside the high court in London calling for judges to block a financial bailout of struggling Thames Water.

MPs, activists and members of the public were protesting on Tuesday outside the court where the privatised water company was seeking a £3bn financial lifeline.