Statistics watchdog contradicts government claims over flood spending

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UK Statistics Authority backs Commons library's assessment that funding has been cut by £247m in real terms

Sir Andrew Dilnot, head of the UK statistics watchdog, has contradicted the government's claim that it is spending a record amount on flood defences and called for official figures to be published "in...

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