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Help pledged for councils fighting floods

Local government secretary Robert Jenrick has promised to back councils as they tackle flooding in the wake of Storm Christoph.

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By Martin Ford | 21 January 2021

Local government secretary Robert Jenrick has promised to back councils as they tackle flooding in the wake of Storm Christoph.

Councils in the north of England and Wales have been on alert since yesterday as rivers threatened to breach defences.

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