Government rejects call to summon Cobra meeting to tackle cost-of-living crisis

Boris Johnson was in Slovenia when the Bank of England warned of a recession

DOWNING Street has rejected calls to summon a meeting of the Government’s Cobra civil contingencies committee to address the cost-of-living crisis.

Writing for the Daily Record on Monday, former prime minister Gordon Brown issued a plea for “urgent measures” to cover further rises in fuel bills amid “millions standing on the edge of a financial precipice”.