Leader of Hull City Council, Cllr Carl Minns, informed BBC 1 Look North News that it was estimated that it would cost £300M to repair the damage caused by the recent floods, with £100M alone needed just for the damage to schools. He is seeking funding from central government to cover the cost. The Environment Minister, Hilary Benn, talked and talked but refused to walk the walk and answer a straight question with a straight answer. He refused to bail the council out and stated that it was the council's responsibility to be insured.
I suspect that the council is insured. Whilst I blame the council for not maintaining the drains properly which would have mitigated the damage considerably, nevertheless, if the government had not wasted £Billions in Iraq, perhaps there would be money for state aid where it is needed.
UPDATE: Guido states that Cameron blames Brown's 7 day reign for the floods.
