Boris Johnson misses Cobra meeting as UK temperatures soar
by Robert Booth and Geneva Abdul from World news | The Guardian on (#61H5C)
Labour accuses prime minister of having clocked off' with UK approaching 38.7C record
A third person has been found dead in the water in the north of England as temperatures climbed towards the UK's all-time record.
The government's Cobra emergency committee was due to meet on Monday afternoon to consider the overall response to the extreme weather but it will not be chaired by the prime minister, Boris Johnson, whom Labour accused of having clocked off".
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