Esther McVey and Philip Davies spoke to Mr Hunt on March 11 ahead of the spring Budget, prompting criticism from some.

They have said that “stopping the boats” across the Channel is a crucial priority, but campaigners have condemned much of their response.

Sir Keir last month confirmed that Corbyn would not be the party’s candidate for the Islington North constituency.

A poll of more than 17,800 members found that 35% of teachers viewed their workload as unmanageable most of the time.

The company, which is a major contractor for local authorities, said the incident on Friday caused ‘disruption’ to some services.

Some 77 NHS hospital trusts in England provided the data, which showed that 59,566 operations have been cancelled since 2018.

An analysis found that fewer than 5% of Local authorities have achieved at least parity of gender representation.

The National Education Union plans to hold two further days of teacher strikes on April 27 and May 2 after rejecting the latest pay offer.

Ministers are promising tougher sentences and new support for local forces to protect children from abuse.