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Labour has called on Boris Johnson to "turn up for work" after the prime minister missed two COBRA meetings on the heatwave and is set to be absent from a third briefing today.

Shadow communities secretary Lisa Nandy said the prime minister has "clearly clocked off" since announcing his resignation, adding: "And so have many of his ministers in his government."

The Labour minister said all members of the government should "turn up for work" when asked what more ministers could be doing to assist people as the country is set to record ferocious temperatures over the next 48 hours.