Leeds loses out on extra government money for flood defences

Planned defence that would have covered areas of the city submerged in December's floods was delayed and massively reduced, analysis reveals

The city of Leeds, submerged by devastating floods in December, has failed to win any new funding for better flood defences after environment secretary Liz Truss met the city's MPs.

A Guardian analysis of planned flood defences in Leeds shows that a 180m scheme that was delayed and heavily downsized following government funding cuts in 2011 covered areas of the city submerged by recent flooding.