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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Adam Forrest

Sunak flood response too slow and not enough, says Starmer

PA

Sir Keir Starmer has said Rishi Sunak’s response to flooding is “not good enough” and vowed Labour would take pre-emptive action earlier in the year to get ahead of the problem.

The Conservatives have been accused of being “asleep at the wheel” over floods, as more than 1,800 homes have been flooded across the south of England and Midlands.

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