It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. Ministers must call a Cobra meeting to deal with the ongoing bin strikes in Birmingham, the Conservatives said in a letter to Angela Rayner.

The government should hold an urgent COBRA meeting to deal with Birmingham's ongoing bin strikes, the Conservatives say. The party has written a letter to Deputy Prime Minister and Communities ...

The Tories also urged the Government to send in private sector binmen to ‘bust the local authority refuse service strikes ... to hold a high-level Cobra meeting to respond to the dispute.