The developers - Pfizer and German firm BioNTech - hailed the preliminary results as a “great day for science and humanity”.

Corbyn was suspended last month after claiming that the scale of anti-semitism in the Labour Party had been “dramatically overstated for political reasons”.

“There is overwhelming evidence that entities connected to key government figures have made staggering fortunes from these procurement contracts."

“Now it’s a joyful moment for us. We are enjoying it. We will celebrate with firecrackers, distributing Indian sweets to people and praying in the temple."

The foreign secretary insisted that he would not be "dragged into" questions over the legitimacy of the vote in remarks branded "astonishing" by Sky News anchor Sophy Ridge.

“We will never forget your racist comments about Obama and slavish devotion to Trump.”

Kate Bingham, a venture capitalist married to Jesse Norman, a Tory Treasury minister, was appointed to the crucial role by Boris Johnson - who she went to Oxford with.

"The steps made today will improve the lives of near 1.7 million children in the UK over the next 12 months, and that can only be celebrated," Rashford said.

In a rousing speech, Biden vowed an end to “this grim era of demonisation in America”.