Gordon Brown demands Tory leaders hold Cobra meeting amid cost of living crisis

Gordon Brown has demanded that the Government’s disaster committee, Cobra, gets together immediately to deal with the cost-of-living crisis.

The former prime minister also called on Parliament to be recalled as the Tory Government has created a “vacuum” with Prime Minister Boris Johnson off on holiday. Brown’s message was last night backed by the SNP’s Westminster leader Ian Blackford, who said the outgoing PM was “missing in action”.

Writing for the Daily Record, Brown said: “Cobra, the Government’s disaster emergency committee, should be in permanent session to deal with the coming fuel and energy crisis.” He called for “urgent measures” to cover the cost of a further £1000-plus rise in fuel bills on top of April’s already painful increases, saying millions were on the brink of poverty.