Boris Johnson urged to overhaul flood defence funding or risk 'catastrophe'

Regional leaders call on Boris Johnson to act as Kent and East Sussex are hit by floodingBoris Johnson must overhaul the system for deciding where flood-defence funding is spent and launch an emergency response unit to prevent a repeat of the "catastrophic" damage caused by the November floods, leading politicians have said.Nearly 100 flood warnings were in place across much of England on Sunday, hampering the Christmas getaway, with towns and villages deluged in Kent and East Sussex. Continue reading...