Michael Gove will today hold a four-nation Cobra meeting over concerns around the spread of the Omicron variant of coronavirus.
The Levelling Up secretary will meet with the first ministers and deputy ministers of the devolved nations on Friday afternoon.
Leaders are set to discuss the latest Covid-19 data and how to co-ordinate the response to the rising number of Omicron cases being detected in across the country.
The Prime Minister's official spokesperson confirmed the meeting, saying: "Given the ongoing situation with the Omicron variant, we think it's a sensible time to have those discussions with the devolved administrations to further our ongoing coordination work." It comes days after Downing Street rejected pleas from Scottish and
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