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OK, Matt, you know politics. Have you ever been to a cobra meeting?

No, I haven't. But I've spoken to people who have.

But I've stood very close to one. Yes, but I've asked.

When you say people that have, who have you got?

So, it's usually convened by the Prime Minister at a time of crisis.

All the most important people are in the room. But remember this is Britain.

So the room itself will be just some non-descript meeting room where some of the USB ports don't work.

The carpets got stained on it. The blinds are jams.

Well, Matt, it's my pleasure to cordially invite you to your first ever cobra meeting.

Oh, great. I can't believe they've put you in charge of the door.

It's because I'm so intimidating.

November 24, 2006 is the day after Alexander Lippe Nchenko's death. Peter Clark,

the Deputy Assistant Police Commissioner in Counterterrorism, is hurrying out of the cabinet

office briefing room in Downing Street. He's just briefed the first cobra meeting to deal

with the emergency. Right now, he's determined to get back to Scotland Yard without bumping into

any press. This case is so sensitive he needs to hold tight control over information.

Any leaks to the press could be disastrous both for public health and foreign policy.

He'll make statements through the Met's website only.

That's a long belt already, isn't it, relying on the Met Police website?

It's not something I visit on the regular. Clark is a solid man, both physically and in reputation.

His colleague's joke he's married to the job. He knows over the coming months he'll certainly

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