Minister promises to spend ?250m to top up England's flood defences

Labour pledges to protect 66,500 more properties, criticising previous Tory effortsMinisters are topping up flood defence investment in England to a "record" ?2.65bn, after accusing the previous government of "putting lives at risk" by under-spending.An extra ?250m is being pledged on top of the ?2.4bn previously announced, to shore up defences and protect an extra 66,500 properties from flooding over a two-year period, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said. Continue reading...