Rishi Sunak has insisted that local people should be "reassured" by the response to flooding, after parts of the country were submerged following heavy rain.It comes as opposition parties accused ministers of failing to take seriously the danger of flooding, with the Prime Minister urged to personally visit the affected areas.Households and businesses across the Midlands and parts of southern England including Gloucestershire have been badly hit by the floods.During a visit to Stockport, Greater

Rishi Sunak has insisted that local people should be "reassured" by the response to flooding, after parts of the country were submerged following heavy rain.It comes as opposition parties accused ministers of failing to take seriously the danger of flooding, with the Prime Minister urged to personally visit the affected areas.Households and businesses across the Midlands and parts of southern England including Gloucestershire have been badly hit by the floods.During a visit to Stockport, Greater Manchester, Mr Sunak said the Environment Agency was responding with "all due haste".