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The first COBR meeting took place in the 1970s to oversee the government's response to the 1972 miners' strike. [7] [8] Other events that have led to meetings being convened include the 1980 Iranian Embassy siege, the 11 September 2001 attacks, the July 2015 presence of migrants in and around Calais, [9] and the COVID-19 pandemic. [citation needed]
Royal Mail staff, nurses, paramedics, rail employees and Border Force officials will all stage walkouts over jobs, pay and conditions.
Downing Street is expected to hold a Cobra emergency response meeting on Monday after “thugs” tried to storm hotels housing asylum seekers on the sixth day of escalating disorder.
The Civil Contingencies Committee is held in Cabinet Office Briefing Room A, [1] giving the committee its popular name COBRA. However, this is not an official name, even if it is sometimes used by officials.
Defence Secretary John Healey is expected to chair a Cobra meeting on Tuesday amid rising tensions in the Middle East, the PA news agency understands.
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Sunak chairs Cobra meeting on domestic threat linked to Hamas and Israel war Sam Blewett, Martina Bet and Sophie Wingate, PA Political Staff October 30, 2023 at 6:19 AM