“My eyes literally are in agony. It's like looking at optical illusion, but there's no illusion," one Twitter user said.

A senior lecturer in air pollution said airports put millions across UK and European cities at risk of death and several health issues.

Stefanovic suggested the 2019 election promise, which has been repeated by prime minister Boris Johnson and his cabinet is in stark contrast with Tory governments' cuts.

“The problem is that we already have a government of climate delay, which by failing to take the necessary action on everything from energy efficiency to the deployment of onshore wind has left us more vulnerable as a country."

“Changing data protection law is very central to the government’s post-Brexit policy. We all remember the A-levels fiasco in 2020."

“For many they may mean lost job opportunities, missing out on rental properties, being refused loans/or mortgages,” EU citizens campaign group In Limbo said.

“It’s like they’re listening to us but not hearing,” Russia's foreign secretary has complained.

"It's all just waffle to avoid answering the question. With the Tories in power the ultra rich stay that way by not paying taxes meaning that the poorest taxpayers actually subsidise the rich."

In a tweet, Lucy Allan hit out at John Major for "trying to remove an elected PM" - forgetting that she did the same thing in 2019.