Boris Johnson to hold emergency Cobra meeting over floods

Response follows Jeremy Corbyn urging PM to 'take personal charge' as locals tell of ruined homes

Boris Johnson has agreed to chair a meeting of the government's emergency committee on Tuesday to discuss the response to the recent severe floods, after he was urged by Jeremy Corbyn to "take personal charge" of the situation.

The announcement by Downing Street came as residents began a clean-up operation, and warned that further damage was likely unless existing water was pumped away.