The PM has skipped his second emergency Cobra meeting in a row, it has been reported. Boris was absent from today's meeting, which was held to discuss possible measures in England for the heatwave.
Cabinet Office Minister Kit Malthouse was left to deal the record temperatures expected this week. Meanwhile, invites went out to a 'leaving do' at the PM's grace-and-favour country house in Buckinghamshire, which has an indoor swimming pool.
Labour accused Mr Johnson of being "missing in action", with his penchant for partying during times of crisis a running theme of his premiership. He infamously missed five Cobra meetings while the Government sleepwalked into the Covid-19 pandemic, the Mirror reports.
