Row over South West flood defences

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a bench surrounded by water
a bench surrounded by water

%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%A new row has broken out over flood defence spending after it emerged that one of the areas worst hit by this winter's flooding had seen funding slashed in the previous years.

The South West, where parts of the Somerset Levels were inundated for weeks and coastal areas saw significant damage from storms, has seen defence spending reduced by 30% over four years, a Freedom of Information requestion by the BBC revealed.

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