MPs warn ministers that response has been found wanting as overseas subjects remain in grave need
British police officers will be deployed as part of the UK’s efforts to support the Caribbean islands left devastated by Hurricane Irma, the government announced yesterday as it scrambled to deflect criticisms over its handling of the disaster.
The UK’s response to Irma, which devastated the British overseas territories of the British Virgin Islands and Anguilla, has been found wanting, according to two influential MPs.
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