Storm Henk has caused significant flooding in far reaching parts of the UK, with high water levels reported in Hackney, east London, Oxfordshire and parts of Bath.

Labour has criticised the Tories for allegedly 'ignoring stark warnings over communities at risk of flooding' and has demanded it convenes an urgent COBRA-style taskforce to protect homes from further tragedy. We've now hearing from Labour on reports of flooding across the country, who have accused Rishi Sunak of being 'asleep at the wheel' over flood damage. The lobbyist, who later abandoned politics to become a psychologist, was also found to be involved in the 1998 'lobbygate' scandal. He became a lobbyist in 1996, serving as the director of GPC Market Access and later setting up the New Labour Organisation Progress. 'Rest gently and peacefully now Derek, my love, I was so lucky to have you in my life.'ĭraper began his career in politics in 1990, when he worked as Nick Brown's constituency secretary before becoming a researcher for Hartlepool MP Peter Mandelson. 'Sending so much love and thanks to all of you who have so generously given our family so much support. 'I have so much more to say, and of course I will do so in due course, but for now I just want to thank all the medical teams who fought so hard to save him and to make his final moments as comfortable and dignified as possible. 'Derek was surrounded by his family in his final days and I was by his side holding his hand throughout the last long hours and when he passed. 'As some of you may know he has been critically ill following a cardiac arrest in early December which, because of the damage inflicted by COVID in March 2020, led to further complications. She said: 'I'm sad to have to tell you all that my darling husband Derek has passed away. His wife Kate Garraway confirmed the news with a post on her Instagram account in the last few minutes.

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