David Cameron promises government will be generous to flood victims

The Prime Minister has told MPs that he has asked the communities and local government department to be 'generous' with their help to people trying to get their lives back together again after last week's flash flooding.

Mr Cameron said ministers should lend a 'very sympathetic ear' to those councils and other organisations who were setting up hardship funds for victims who either had no insurance or were under insured.

He was responding to the North West Durham MP ,Pat Glass, who saw her home village of Lanchester badly affected.