Emergency government meeting held over high temperature amid ‘strain on public finances’

The government will hold an emergency meeting to discuss the country’s response to this summer’s high temperatures and drought amid fears that it will add a “strain” on the public finances.  Prime Minister Andy Burnham will chair the ‘Cobra’ meeting of ministers overseeing health, water, housing and local government, a

The meeting is in response to exteme heat crippling the UK (PIcture: Reuters) Andy Burnham will chair a meeting of the Government’s emergency Cobra committee on Wednesday in response to extreme heat, which has caused widespread wildfires and plunged the country into drought. The Prime Minister will meet with ministers,