A FLOOD victim who met Jeremy Corbyn during his visit to Cockermouth has received a personal video message from him.

Liz Fitton, 65, was flooded out of her Waterloo Street home in December.

When the Labour leader visited the town after the floods he met Liz and sang her Happy Birthday as she was celebrating that day.

During Labour's party conference in Liverpool, Seaton councillor Celia Tibble asked Mr Corbyn to record the message.

The message says: "Hi Liz, it was wonderful meeting you in Cockermouth last year when we were paddling through the water trying to help people in the floods and I remember you walking down the street.

"I said to you 'what's going on?' and you said it was your birthday and we sang Happy Birthday and it was great, it cheered people up."
Liz, who is a founder member of Cockermouth Amateur Dramatic Society, has now moved to Dearham and put her Cockermouth house for sale.

She said: "I was in complete and utter shock when I saw the video, I was very emotional.

"The only time I met him was in Cockermouth after the floods.

"I knew he was in town and I went out to try and find him, I didn't think he would sing me Happy Birthday."