Inquiry ordered into insufficient insurance for flood-hit homes

Environment secretary seeks another review, as flood victims promised further 1m

Ministers have ordered yet another review into why some flood-hit homes cannot get insurance and promised another 1m to help those affected after around 100 homes were hit over Christmas.

Theresa Villiers, the environment secretary, said she was commissioning an inquiry into why some flooded communities were unable to get sufficient insurance, despite an agreement between insurers and the government in 2015 that was supposed to mean everyone would have access to affordable cover.