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COBRA meeting on heatwave called as UK braces for another scorcher
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August 12, 2026
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5:44Now PlayingDowning Street has announced the prime minister will be chairing a meeting of COBRA - the government's emergency committee - on the response to the "extreme heat, wildfires and drought".
It will be the first COBRA chaired by Andy Burnham since he became prime minister.
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