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Planes were grounded in UK for six days
Government response to ash cloud criticised

By Richard Chidwick The six day shutdown of Britain’s airports has led to calls for official inquiries by opposition politicians. While flights are now permitted again, the fallout of the crisis has prompted MPs and flight company officials to call for an probe into what they say was a lack of response. Theresa Villiers, Conservative… Read more »

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The government's emergency committee met today to address travel paralysis
Brown: We will use navy to help stranded Britons

By politics.co.uk staff The government’s emergency committee, Cobra, has decided to use the Royal Navy to repatriate stranded Britons. A full emergency committee, chaired by Gordon Brown, met this morning in the Cabinet office briefing room, in the bowels of Whitehall, to try and resolve the problem which has seen UK airspace closed since Thursday…. Read more »