A study by the Institute of Economic Affairs says the idea that the NHS performed admirably over the past year is a “myth”.

Mark Harper, chairman of the Covid Recovery Group (CRG) made up of lockdown-sceptic Conservative MPs, said he thought ministers could “get rid of restrictions completely” by the end of May.

The head of Scottish Food and Drink sounded the alarm over "the same mentality of brinksmanship and of last minute negotiation that failed spectacularly at the end of last year".

The leaflets featured a sketch of the entrance to Auschwitz, in which the gates’ slogan – ‘Arbeit macht frei’ (‘Work sets you free’) – was changed to read: “Vaccines are safe path to freedom”.

Sunak has apparently told allies that Britain is approaching a “fat lady sings moment” - where lockdown should be lifted, never to return - despite the country still recording close to 20,000 new Covid-19 infections every day.

Harding has said that infected people infected are too “scared” to get a test because of a lack of cash support.

Ireland’s foreign affairs minister has said any attempt to undermine the Northern Ireland Protocol poses “real difficulties”.

Amazon has strongly encouraged its workers to vote against unionisation in texts, messaging and an anti-union website.

Nearly 30 years after he started Amazon in his garage, Bezos will become its executive chairman - a move he said would give him “time and energy” to focus on his other ventures.