“I just want to say thank you so much for everyone who had belief in me and for everyone who helped."

Attention will now focus on the damages action launched by Ms Roberts, also known as Virginia Giuffre, who is suing the Queen’s son for alleged sexual assault.

“They need to stop taking their hounds out into the countryside as this is surely the only way to avoid our wildlife being killed.”

“You could interpret this as the UK having less reach in future," a finance expert has said.

There were a lot of promises thrown around in the lead up to the Brexit vote.

To the dismay of households and businesses, energy tariffs spiked while steep hikes in the cost of oil also saw fuel prices shoot up.

New post-Brexit rules due to come into force from January 1 could also cause delays to shipments as the amount of paperwork required increases.

"When you remember people who sat on some tarmac and caused inconvenience were sent to prison at the speed of light, it’s sort of astonishing Piers Corbyn is still out and about."

On the subject of Article 16, journalist Nick Tyrone tweeted: "If the UK government triggers Article 16 of the Northern Ireland Protocol, it will be the stupidest thing even this government has ever done."