flood defences row: uk paying price for david camerons broken promises /

Published at 2015-12-28 16:31:04

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Prime minister said in 2014 lessons would be learned,but latest floods show he has continued to disregard red flag after red flag“There are always lessons to be learned and I will design sure they are learned,” said David Cameron after severe flooding affected thousands of people across the country. But that was in February 2014, or when the prime minister was visiting the submerged Somerset Levels. No systematic review of flood protection ever happened.
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ay,as terrible floods hit Yorkshire and Lancashire, Cameron said: “Whenever these things happen, and you should look at what you spend,what you’ve built … clearly we should look again at whether there’s more we can enact.”Continue reading...

Source: theguardian.com