Government to announce 'largest flood defence investment programme in history'

James Murray
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Defra confirms Infrastructure Strategy will include record investment of almost £8bn in flood defences over the next decade

The government has today confirmed this week's Infrastructure Strategy will include "the largest flooding programme in history", with a record £7.9bn of public funding to be committed over the next decade....

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