The Conservative County Council Leader has welcomed the Prime Minster’s announcement in the House of Commons that he supports dredging on the Somerset Levels as a huge boost.
Mr Cameron made his comment in the House during Prime Minister’s Questions. He said: “Dredging will start again as soon as it is practical.”
His comment was welcomed by Council Leader Cllr John Osman. “This is just what we wanted to hear from the PM,” he said. “We have been lobbying hard to get national focus, we are in a Major Incident due to the extent and length of time that much of the county is flooded.
“Now we have the Prime Minister behind us, people can start to believe that real action, dredging the rivers, sorting the drainage systems, protecting our communities will really happen. I am delighted to hear this.”