Entitled 'Love in a Covid Climate', Young's dating forum already has entries from people 'Sussexfarmer', who is "seeking an intelligent man".

Residents are facing more stringent restrictions.

An MoD source said the idea had "more holes in it than a slice of Swiss cheese".

The intervention follows the leaking of an 860-page report, which revealed significant hostility towards Corbyn at the top of the Labour hierarchy.

A YouGov poll, undertaken for The Times, revealed that 34 per cent of people believe that the Labour leader would do a better job, with 32 per cent preferring Johnson.

The chancellor has been urged to use targeted measures to stave off mass unemployment.

At least 235 migrants - many of them women and children - made the perilous journey from France yesterday, taking advantage of the calm conditions.

The removal of the post is a change of tack for Facebook, which has previously opted to label – rather than delete – misleading statements.

“We are exhausted emotionally and physically,” it says. “We have lost colleagues. Many of us were forced to work longer hours, tougher hours, away from our families for weeks at a time."