The party also pledged to appoint a 'minister for resilience' - but the government accused Labour of having 'copy and pasted' the action it was already taking.
The Labour Party has promised to set up a COBRA-style taskforce that would meet every winter to assess the flood risk to communities as parts of the UK continue to be battered by heavy rain after Storm Babet. The party said it would create a flood resilience taskforce that would co-ordinate preparation between the government, local councils and emergency services.
'In government, Labour will set up a flood resilience taskforce that meets before every winter to make sure there is better co-ordination between national and local government and emergency services on the ground, so we give communities and local economies far better protection against flood damage.' Earlier this week Sky News witnessed residents in Retford, Nottinghamshire, confront the Environment Secretary Therese Coffey about the damage done to their homes by Storm Babet.
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