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Met Office issues amber weather warnings across region still mopping up after record rainfall
Local politicians claim government would never permit extensive flooding in Home Counties
Some blame government for spending cuts but others say council allowed housing on flood plains
Cameron under fire as Environment Agency urges policy overhaul
UK PM David Cameron pledges to ‘do whatever is needed’
Thousands without power as Environment Agency and Met Office issue red alerts for north of England
Budget of environment department falls even as likelihood of flooding rises
Investment cut buy coalition on coming to power in 2010
Devastation affected a relatively concentrated geographic area
Anger as clean-up begins after Storm Desmond
North-west England struggles after some of heaviest rain recorded
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