Flood victims lash out at 'Wallies in wellies' politicians after their useless appearances

FURIOUS flood victims have hit out at the shameless “Wallies in wellies” politicians who have turned up for photo opportunities.
 WALLY: Mayor Boris Johnson poses in a high-vis jacket 
 

Party leaders and Government ministers have flocked to affected areas to be snapped in their rubber boots looking sympathetic and helpful.

PM David Cameron and his deputy Nick Clegg were among the visitors from Westminster with Labour leader Ed Miliband joining the cavalcade yesterday.

But those made homeless by the killer weather said they were taking advantage of their misery to score cheap political points.

Defence Secretary Philip Hammond was slammed by brave volunteer Su Burrows as she appeared on TV in submerged Wraysbury, Bucks.

YOU’RE HAVING A LAUGH: Nick Clegg in his wellies 

 

Holding back the tears, she tore into him for leaving residents to battle the rising water while many in the military remained “on standby”. Mr Miliband was branded a “Westminster flood tourist” as he waded through Purley on Thames, Berks.

Local MP Alok Sharma raged: “Residents are not interested in people just coming for a photo opportunity and talking about local issues when they don’t know what is going on.”

Environment Secretary Owen Paterson was the first to visit flood-hit areas, but was mocked by locals for forgetting his wellies.
He was followed by a series of grandees, including Prince Charles as well as the Premier.

LONG HAUL: Prime Minister David Cameron out of his depth
 

Environment Agency Lord Smith, Communities Secretary Eric Pickles, London Mayor Boris Johnson and a wader-clad Ukip leader Nigel Farage also appeared to inspect flooded homes and pose for the TV cameras.

Lord Smith, who was hammered by residents for refusing to apologise, caused fresh fury when he suggested victims were partly to blame for choosing to live in high-risk areas.

Somerset MP Ian Liddell-Grainger has now launched a petition calling for Smith to be sacked from his £110,000-a-year job.

BLASTED: Defence Secretary Philip Hammond wades through the water 
 

Experts from the British Geological Survey said water levels in the ground mean problems will continue at least until spring.

Cameron has warned it will take time for things to be sorted, but insisted the Government is in it for the “long haul”.

As the number of homes flooded since December nears 6,000, forecasters fear another 90mph storm will lash Britain today and dump 20mm of rain in some areas.