Red-tape holds up flood defence scheme say campaginers
Communities along the East Coast are recovering after they were hit by the most serious coastal tidal surge in over 30 years.
Government minister visits flood-hit Boston
Michael Billington reports on the aftermath of Thursday's floods in Boston in Lincolnshire where the Environment Secretary has been visiting the worst affectged communities along the East Coast. The cleanup is continuing in Boston, where hundreds of homes were under water.
He talks to shop owner Linda King, Owen Paterson the Environment Secretary, Mark Simmonds MP Con for Boston and Skegness and Kirsty Ellis, a flood victim.
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