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The Prime Minister took a ‘joyride’ in a Typhoon fighter jet and held a party at Chequers while colleagues held emergency meetings.

Ex-Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Foreign Secretary Liz Truss have decided not to participate

Britain was on course for its hottest day on record on Monday with temperatures forecast to hit 40C for the first time, forcing train companies to cancel services, schools to close early and ministers to urge the public to stay at home. Much of Europe is baking in a heatwave…

Penny Mordaunt’s ministerial boss, Anne-Marie Trevelyan, said colleagues had to pick up the pieces due to the trade minister’s absence

Chief meteorologist says extreme temperatures ‘entirely consistent’ with human-induced climate crisis

Britain was braced for temperatures to hit 40C for the first time this week, with ministers urging the public to stay at home as the heatwave caused train services to be cancelled, one London airport to shut its runway and some schools to close.

Boris Johnson was at Chequers over the weekend where he hosted friends for a party.

Tom Tugendhat most likely to be eliminated after bruising ITV debate marked by Sunak and Truss clashes

The UK Health Security Agency has described the heatwave as a ‘national emergency’