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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 12 Feb 2014

    UK PM David Cameron says firms affected by flooding will get 100% business rate relief http://bbc.in/NBRk1m  #PMQspic.twitter.com/rZSKbEJUZJ

    4:17 AM - 12 Feb 2014
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    • Ralph Priestman Hiroshi Manaka Tom Lauder Alissa Dikeledi. B. Masiya harold bishop Simon Atherton JJ Strunk razeen ahamedh
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      1. bachulus‏ @bachulus 13 Feb 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking pickles says we are a very rich country so business to get what they want-I hope the thank poor for contribution-tory piggy's

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      1. Mark Roberts‏ @markroberts1967 12 Feb 2014
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        @BBCBreaking you cant believe anything that man says

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      1. AlanJ‏ @Alan_J 12 Feb 2014
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        @BBCBreaking you mean all the companies that get it anyway? Most small companies already get it. Another meaningless offering from our PM!!

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      1. Sue Nash -AKF Jared ❤‏ @suenash19 12 Feb 2014
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        @BBCBreaking @HDNASH just fyi...

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      1. Jonathan Dahl‏ @jonboy31 12 Feb 2014
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        @BBCBreaking glad someone is

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      1. GinaGMusic‏ @OohAahitsGinaG1 12 Feb 2014
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        @BBCBreaking hope he does

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      1. James Austin‏ @james_austin 12 Feb 2014
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        The @turbulenz entrance was flooded - does that count? Bring on the relief. @BBCBreaking

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      1. Tw‏ @ttjw88 12 Feb 2014
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        @BBCBreaking As usual sort out the businesses first whilst people working class people have to wait whilst hoping & praying they get help.

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      1. Breege Burke‏ @singleindemnity 12 Feb 2014
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        @BBCBreaking Obvs. Profit before people. And planet.

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      1. Hanna‏ @HannaMuses 12 Feb 2014
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        @BBCBreaking Blackpool able to get on with business because flood defences were commissioned before disaster - not after. "Good management"

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      1. Hanna‏ @HannaMuses 12 Feb 2014
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        @BBCBreaking False economy. Prevention cheaper than cure. Where is the pledge to support all the recently written council flood strategies ?

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      1. SASHMUSIC2013‏ @SASHMUSIC2013 12 Feb 2014
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        @BBCBreaking hope he sticks to his word

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      1. Donald Morrison‏ @donaldjmorrison 12 Feb 2014
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        @BBCBreaking is that all what a tight arse, he should get at least a public flogging

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      1. bachulus‏ @bachulus 12 Feb 2014
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        @BBCBreaking @BBCNews business doing OK out of floods-what about people-all the business who have suffered in the north to say nowt of ppl

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      1. Dave T‏ @DaveSnuTay 12 Feb 2014
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        @BBCBreaking and the PEOPLE affected will get ??????????

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      1. gary stanton‏ @gazardo6 12 Feb 2014
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        @BBCBreaking was that offered to the business I the north I think not you hypocritical little boys club.

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      1. jake Dickinson‏ @jcd53 12 Feb 2014
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        @BBCBreaking suck up !!

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      1. Mark Barnfield‏ @Welshpsycho 12 Feb 2014
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        @BBCBreaking wouldnt have had too had they not made cuts which stopped defenses being put in place..still got their 11 % rise didnt they..

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      1. Vix‏ @VixLouPix 12 Feb 2014
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        @BBCBreaking odd that it didn't happen in the northern floods last year.....

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