British PM Keir Starmer Monitors Global Tech Outage

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is closely monitoring a global tech outage affecting various industries. Despite the disruption, he has not called a COBRA meeting to discuss civil contingencies. Officials from the COBRA Unit are in contact with affected sectors and keep ministers updated.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is being kept updated on the global tech outage that has disrupted a range of industries, but he has not convened a COBRA meeting to discuss civil contingencies, according to his spokesperson.

Officials from the COBRA Unit, responsible for managing the government's response to a national emergency, are working closely with affected sectors. They are keeping ministers updated on the latest developments, the spokesperson added.

When asked why Starmer hadn't personally called a COBRA meeting, the spokesperson cited the visit of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and noted that no such meeting with ministers is currently planned.

(With inputs from agencies.)