Coffey explains why Storm Babet caught east unprepared
The easterly direction of Storm Babet made it more difficult to predict Suffolk MP and Environment Secretary Therese Coffey has told MPs.
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The easterly direction of Storm Babet made it more difficult to predict Suffolk MP and Environment Secretary Therese Coffey has told MPs.
The Environment Secretary has promised a ‘rapid review’ into the handling of Storm Babet.
Environment Secretary Therese Coffey told MPs experts had got forecasts of storms from the West "down to a fine art" - but Babet blew in from a different direction
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