Prime Minister visits dredging site on Somerset Levels
David Cameron is in Somerset to see how the county is recovering after the floods and storms.
David Cameron: 'Dredging does make a difference'
The Prime Minister is visiting Somerset this afternoon to see how the county is recovering after the floods.
David Cameron has been to see how dredging of the Rivers Tone and Parrett is progressing.
Four miles are being dredged, increasing capacity of the rivers by up to 40%. The Prime Minister says people who say dredging won't make a difference are wrong:
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Dredging begins on Somerset Levels
People living on the Somerset Levels have campaigned for it for years. Today they celebrated as diggers moved in to dredge the rivers.
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Dredging of the Somerset Levels begins
Three months after the Somerset Levels was struck by the worst floods in 250 years dredging of the rivers has begun.