Burnham: 'Winter of great flooding' could be on its way

As south west England deals with the aftermath of Storm Austen, Andy Burnham said the United Kingdom could face “a winter of greater flooding”.

The prime minister was asked if the Government was playing catch-up with civil preparedness as he attended a summit organised to learn from the summer’s record wildfires.

A second storm, Storm Boelo will bring disruption across the UK on Saturday.

Burnham told reporters on Friday: “No, we are having the conversation with people about being better prepared because we’re living in a world where unexpected events seem to be becoming more and more common.

“Obviously weather events – and we’re in a situation today where the UK is facing storms, and obviously we feel for the people without power in Cornwall right now – it is just having those supplies in the house to get you through those moments.

“So we are having that conversation about resilience.…