An MP has accused the Met Office of incompetence in a “clear underestimation” of the impact of Storm Bert, as communities continue a huge clean-up after torrential rain and widespread flooding.

While the Met Office said it was "committed to learning the lessons" the forecasting and meteorological body also pointed out that rainfall totals were in line with its predictions and warnings.

The Met Office said that Storm Conall will bring rain to the south and southeast of the UK tonight (Tuesday, November 26). It will continue to develop and strengthen as it moves east past the UK into the southern North Sea and will bring some strong impactful winds to the Netherlands during Wednesday, November 27.

Curtis, Labour MP for Cardiff West, said Met Office weather warnings for the storm should have been amber or red, and his constituents had been ‘let down’ by the f