Storm Desmond: Government announces recovery fund

George Osborne has announced a £50m fund for families and businesses hit by floods in Cumbria and Lancashire.

Each family would be able to claim up to £5,000 to protect their homes from future damage, the chancellor told MPs at Prime Minister's Questions.

Funding would be administered by local authorities to avoid delays, he added.

Ed Thomas reports

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