While the prime minister, in a televised statement, stopped short of walking away from talks entirely, he said the country would have to prepare for a trading relationship with EU “more like Australia’s”.

Channelling Warren Buffett, the Spoons chairman said that the government’s lockdown policy is “extremely flawed” and “ill-thought-out”, adding that pubs were being treated more harshly than supermarkets.

Government bailouts may keep the lights on, but how cash was distributed - and who received it - has sparked criticism that ministers are either ignorant or apathetic about the industry they supposedly want to save.

The petition urged the council to name the park 'Nigel's Folly', but quick-witted social media users quickly dubbed the huge lorry park 'The Farage Garage'.

Asked by Kay Burley this morning whether he would disavow the government's extortionate use of consultancy fees, Raab said he would not do so until he had "seen the facts".

The Covert Human Intelligent Sources Bill would allow public bodies - ranging from MI5 to the Food Standards Agency - to authorise agents to commit potentially egregious crimes while undercover.

Helen Whately - the health minister - revealed that “contractual penalties” were “not included in test-and-trace contracts with Serco”.

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Financial firms may shift the astonishing figure across the Channel when the post-Brexit transition period ends, Francois Villeroy de Gala claimed at a banking event in Paris.