Two of the charity's patrons, Cary Cooper and TV presenter Sarah Cawood, have resigned in protest.

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The Army were drafted in to help bolster flood defences in the North Yorkshire village of Cawood.

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In a statement, Ms Cawood said that "in light of the recent events where confidential phone calls were made public, I feel it is no longer a campaign with which I would like my name to be associated".

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