[ravingnutter]

Cobra is the dramatic name for the civil contingencies committee leading the response to the London bombings. The group is named after the Cabinet Office Briefing Room A in the bowels of Downing Street where it normally meets.

It has been convened in recent years for the foot-and-mouth outbreak, fuel tax protests and 11 September attack.

Its members vary according to the issue being dealt with, but in this case include Tony Blair, senior ministers and police and intelligence chiefs.

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[bobdsmith]

Cobra is the dramatic name for the civil contingencies committee leading the response to the London bombings. The group is named after the Cabinet Office Briefing Room A in the bowels of Downing Street where it normally meets.

Lol how many focus groups and work experience students does it take to come up with an acronym that was also word?