Protecting Britain's natural heritage
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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Just asking.
Accusing the climate minister of "nonsense" over the Rwanda bill is neither relevant nor even explains where the anonymous poster stands on the issue.
A person who doesn't like the Rwanda bill could be, on one extreme, supporting unrestricted immigration, no effective action to stop the boats, and in consequence letting criminal gangs determine who can come here, or on the other extreme the comment could have come from someone who thinks the bill does not go far enough and that we should rip up Britain's treaty commitments under the European Convention of Human rights, or any of a wide range of positions in between.
I have no idea whether Mr or Ms Anonymous thinks the current Rwanda legislation goes too far, or not far enough.
It certainly seems unfortunate, but who is to blame will depend entirely on why it was not possible for the minister to get a "pair" with an opposition MP.
After Christmas I may try to find out whether than option was explored. If it was not, it should have been. If it was but pairing was refused, the people who are open to criticism for causing this situation are the opposition.