Already in a sea of troubles, Labour would be facing a tidal wave of protest in the May council elections if revaluation had gone ahead.

ECONOMIST: Caution will trump valour

His arrest in St Leonards-on-Sea led to the Nepalese government summoning the UK ambassador in Kathmandu to protest.

BBC: Nepalese security forces in 2005

It has become her platform for protest, believing successive governments have failed to fully address the threat of the sea.

BBC: Norfolk