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Rhiannon James

Homes without power after Storm Darragh ‘to be reconnected by Wednesday’

Fallen trees in Swainshill, Herefordshire after Storm Darragh (Jacob King/PA) - (PA Wire)

Homes without power after Storm Darragh will be reconnected by Wednesday, a minister has said, as the Government faced calls to review whether current measures adequately support vulnerable residents during extreme weather events.

In the Commons, Cabinet Office minister Abena Oppong-Asare paid tribute to those who lost their lives during the storm which hit many parts of the country over the weekend.

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