Somerset MP calls for urgent action on flood response

Somerset MP calls for urgent action on flood response

Bridgwater MP Sir Ashley Fox called for an urgent parliamentary debate on Somerset flooding.

Burnham MP calls for urgent debate as Somerset flooding ‘worsens faster than 2014’

Burnham-On-Sea MP Ashley Fox has urged Parliament to hold an urgent debate on Somerset’s flood response arrangements as communities across the county continue to face rising water levels. It comes after Somerset Council declared a major incident this week, warning that further homes are likely to flood as heavy rainfall pushes already‑saturated moors to breaking point. Speaking in the House of Commons, Ashley said residents are experiencing wate…