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Nick Herbert on his visit to flood hit areas of Cumbria
Please note that the post below was published more than ten year ago on 21st November 2009 Nick Herbert MP, shadow cabinet member for the Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs, was in Cumbria this morning to see the areas affected by the flooding. He writes on Conservative Home about his visit. Here is an extract. I’ve been in Cumbria today to see the areas affected by the floods. I arrived early in Keswick where I met officials from the Environment Agency. Although the river levels had fallen considerably and homes were no longer flooded, the damage to homes had been done. And the water which had got into houses wasn’t just from the river – it was foul water which had risen from the drains. I talked to fire crews who were pumping flood water back into the river, and discovered that they were from Tyne & Wear and Lancashire. They had been called in at an hours’ notice and had been working on the scene ever since, staying at a local hotel. You cannot fail to be impressed by the
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Brian Binley, the MP for Northampton South, broke Commons rules which ban MPs from paying themselves or their businesses rent.
He maintained the dubious arrangement, pocketing £1,500 a month for more than three years even after he was told that the claims were not allowed.
2) There has been disgraceful behaviour by some MPs of all parties.
I don't defend it, whoever does it, and the people responsible should be brought to book.
David Cameron has been far more effective than Gordon Brown in taking action about the problem.