The Communities and Local Government Secretary has appeared to suggest the Government and authorities may have been slow to react to the problem of the flooding. Ministers have announced an extra £30m for emergency repairs - £130m in total.
Environment Secretary Owen Paterson will not chair Whitehall's Cobra emergency committee or make a statement to the House of Commons tomorrow due to surgery to repair a detached retina, a spokeswoman for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said.
The Democratic presidential candidate may also have shown his cards on his choice of running mate.
The US president also shared a post on Twitter accusing Dr Anthony Fauci of misleading the public over hydroxychloroquine.
Fears over an impending second wave of coronavirus dominates Wednesday’s front pages.