The case is putting pressure on the Home Office to provide answers after labelling those convicted of the offence as “people smugglers” and claiming small boat crossings were illegal.

Lady Jones said there is a "case to answer" for the Met "aiding and abetting a criminal offence, or deliberately failing to enforce the law in favour of government politicians and their staff".

Vivien Waterfield, deputy CEO of Home-Start UK, said: “For some families, Christmas can be an especially difficult time of year."

The actor described him as a "man who doesn’t seem to care or believe in anything other than his own advancement."

The monkeys, described as ‘intelligent, social, and lots of fun’, ripped into their gifts at the zoo’s Living Links centre.

“It has put a huge smile on his face.'

They have branded the housing association bosses “worse than Scrooge”

The group claims their footage shows evidence of "death threats, animal abuse and road chaos" as well as a fox being illegally chased across fields.

An unsurprisingly delicious Christmas fusion food.