The government's latest response is likely to anger the EU, which has stressed the need to find joint solutions to the trade barrier created in the Irish Sea by the protocol.

The Government is understood to have told Brussels it will continue with the grace periods relating to the Northern Ireland Protocol.

"Tories do live in a parallel universe," wrote one person in response.

"Unhinged. Defensive. Pathetic. And there are more examples out there. These are the journalists who also brought us Brexit."

‘There was no racism whatsoever towards Meghan Markle before that wedding from the press in this country,’ Morgan said.

It comes as the EU has received the UK's response to legal threats over the post-Brexit Northern Ireland Protocol.

"This is so incredible. It also puts Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk's billionaire pursuits in sharp perspective."

“Given that music plays such a central role in national events – royal weddings and now the funeral of the Queen – it is absurd to suggest that it is a disrespectful activity."

Glasgow Rangers fans broke UEFA rules and played the national anthem before the game began against Italian side Napoli.