“If Douglas Ross wants to get off his phone for a moment while we’re talking about this really serious issue," the SNP leader said.

Simon Clarke - a Treasury minister - claimed there were shortages all over Europe. Europeans aren't so sure.

The former prime minister said that migrants are integral to "the way we live" before the referendum.

The shadow business secretary said Boris Johnson "must engage on the detail of what is actually happening".

“The letter I’ve been sent shows a complete scattergun approach by a government who are desperate to try and sort out a problem that's completely of their own creation," he told The London Economic.

Clement Beaune said the country will “not hesitate to take retaliatory action”, sparking fears of another fishing war in the Channel. 

The Labour leader said the UK needs a plan to "Make Brexit Work" in his long-awaited conference speech.

"Let's be clear, shortages right across the country, shortages of fruit pickers, shortages of builders, shortages in terms of lorry drivers: all of that is down to Boris Johnson, Michael Gove, Priti Patel, Dominic Raab and the promises they made to the British people," David Lammy said.

New UK gender pay gap data show an average 44.5 per cent difference between male and female hourly wages.