Insurance bosses will meet ministers to discuss their response to the flood crisis. Victims have received £14m in emergency payments so far. Ed Miliband will call for faster processing of insurance claims when he too meets industry representatives.
The military could have been brought in earlier to help deal with the winter storms that have been wracking Britain, a Cabinet minister has admitted.
Defence Secretary Philip Hammond defended the Government's handling of the crisis.
He said Royal Engineers were now being tasked to carry out a high-speed assessment of "serious" damage to the UK's flood defence infrastructure.
But Mr Hammond conceded that in future the Government would involve the military earlier in the process, and be more "aggressive" in urging local authorities to use troops.
Mr Hammond said more than 3,000 troops were currently deployed to help and 5,000 more were available if needed.
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The residents of one street in Egham in Surrey have described how they have coped with the devastating impact of the floods.
Somerset Levels have been one of the worst-affected areas during the floods and today's aerial images reveal the situation remains bleak.