Furious Boris Johnson today scrambled to fend off jibes that he is a 'part-time PM' who does not 'care' about flooding victims. In a bruising PMQs, UK's Prime Minister Boris Johnson dismissed criticism that he had spent last week at the Chevening estate in Kent instead of visiting stricken areas.
He boasted he was 'very proud' of the government's response to the extreme weather - claiming there had been a 'constant stream of activity' from ministers despite him taking a back seat.
The desperate defence came as Mr Johnson finally surfaced in the Commons after more than a week in which he has barely spoken a word in public.
He has been increasingly under fire for failing to visit the scene of flooding across England since the misery began 11 days ago.
But Mr Johnson said: 'I am very proud of the response the government has mounted over the last few days.
'Since the flooding began there has been a constant stream of ministerial activity led by the Secretary of State for the Environment, the Secretary of State for Local Government.
'No-one should underestimate the anguish that flooding causes.. but it is thanks to the measures this government has put in that 200,000 houses have been protected.'
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