By John Stevens The bosses of water firms will be banned from taking bonuses if they are found to be criminally negligent for pollution in rivers and the sea. Ministers were accused of being “shamed” into adopting Labour’s plans to get tough on the companies blamed for spillages. Executives have received £26million in bonuses since 2019 despite harm to the environment. Environment Secretary Steve Barclay told The Times : “No one should profit from illegal behaviour and it’s time that water company bosses took responsibility for that.” Ofwat, the regulator, will consult on what should trigger a…