Cameron insists no flood defence scheme has been cancelled since 2010

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Row over flood strategy reignites as Jeremy Corbyn accuses Prime Minister of overseeing a wave of cancellations and cuts to flood defences

The long-running row over UK flood defence funding reignited today at Prime Minister's Questions as Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn pressed David Cameron on the government's response to recent flooding across...

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