Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn accused the government of failing in its efforts to tackle flood defences.

Speaking from the Trade Unions for Energy Democracy meeting in Paris, he said: “Last year, the Prime Minister of Britain promised that ‘money is no object’ in dealing with flooding, itself a consequence of the destruction of our environment.

“But this has proved to be yet another false promise. In the last parliament, the government slashed spending on flood defences before the 2014 winter floods.

“The government has failed to deliver on their promises. They have abandoned the consensus on flood investment built by the Labour party after the 2007 floods – and are failing the British people because of their obsession with austerity.”

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