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Response to claims on housebuilding and flooding

Response to claims on housebuilding and flooding

There has been national reporting today about research from the insurer Aviva claiming one in nine new homes is at risk of flooding. Some of the figures quoted in Aviva’s research are misleading as they don’t factor in flood defences …

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Response to Lewis Goodall (Newsnight) on local authority funding

newsdesk, 14 May 2020 - Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Local authorities will receive an extra £3.2 billion to help their response to coronavirus. It's important to understand how that money has been allocated and why.

Response to Guardian editorial on support for councils in England

newsdesk, 12 May 2020 - Coronavirus (COVID-19)

An editorial published by The Guardian on Monday 11 May commenting on the government’s support for English councils ignores the significant measures put in place to help them respond to coronavirus.