“We think citizens can perhaps talk to their politicians and say ‘Wait a minute, we’re actually part of the world, we think the first priority is to make sure everybody in the world gets what they need’.”

Who will come out on top? Will it be youth or experience? Speed or technique? Master or apprentice. It’s too close to call.

He has also said poorer people should receive the vaccine before older people in affluent areas,

However state-issued immunity passports will not be given out.

“Our brightest and best athletes should not be forced to be part of a propaganda exercise for the Chinese Communist Party whilst it tries to wipe the Uyghur people off the face of the planet.”

"Industry estimates that as much as £1 million a day is being lost by the seafood industry alone."

“Our health workers are dropping like flies – yet the Government and Public Health England still won't give them proper, FFP 3 protection. This is a year into the pandemic - it’s a disgrace."

Mr Gove had not responded in writing 'pretty much every time we have written over the last six months'.

Door-to-door testing as part of urgent efforts to swab 80,000 people came after 11 cases of the variant were identified in the previous few days in people who had no links to travel – suggesting it may be spreading in communities.