Corbyn vows to pressure government to properly fund flood defences

Labour leader says he will urge ministers to boost funding for Environment Agency on visit to York in the wake of Storm Frank

The Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, has called for greater flood defence spending after experts criticised the chancellor, George Osborne, for prioritising cutting the deficit.

Speaking in the flood-hit city of York, Corbyn praised emergency workers for helping those who found their homes and businesses inundated over the Christmas and new year period.