Farron urges government to release more floods funding

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Storm Desmond
Parliament
Cumbria
Tuesday 5 December 2017 at 10:49am

Storm Desmond hit Cumbria on 5 December 2015 Credit: PA

Tim Farron has tabled a motion in Parliament to mark two years to the day since Storm Desmond hit the region.

In a statement released today the South Lakes MP calls on the government to release more floods funding, while praising the resilience of Cumbrian people:

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said by 2021 it will have invested nearly £100million in flood defences in Cumbria since 2010.