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United Kingdom: 'Floods' Minister Eric Pickles Apologises for Mistakes But Insists Government Not to Blame

2014-02-09 05:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Business Times: Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has offered a long-awaited apology for the government response to the floods that continue to cover parts of the UK, but immediately claimed it was not ministers' fault. Instead, he laid the blame squarely at the door of the Environment Agency and its boss, Labour peer Lord Smith, who has found himself isolated and under attack from all sides. Following reports that the government had been warned of the potential problem almost a year ago, but persistently...

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