Environment Agency chairman Philip Dilley resigns over job demands

Dilley quits weeks after coming under fire when it emerged he was on holiday in Barbados as floods hit northern England

Sir Philip Dilley resigned from his 100,000 a year post as chairman of the Environment Agency, saying he was not able to meet the "inappropriate" requirements of the part-time job.

The engineer, heavily criticised for taking a holiday to Barbados during the Christmas floods that hit parts of Yorkshire and Lancashire, cited the expectation for him "to be available at short notice throughout the year" prompting his decision to quit.