“Those who championed Brexit and are crying salty tears now because of the consequences of Brexit need to accept that those are consequences of their decisions, their actions, and to not point the finger at others.”

The leaflets featured a sketch of the entrance to Auschwitz, in which the gates’ slogan – ‘Arbeit macht frei’ (‘Work sets you free’) – was changed to read: “Vaccines are safe path to freedom”.

“This isn’t right. No-one should have to suffer the indignity of relying on emergency food."

Committee chairman Huw Merriman told Buckingham Tory MP Greg Smith, who urged Mr Shapps to re-evaluate the need for the project, that he hopes the minister’s answers “don’t cause you to start tunnelling under Euston, joining Swampy”.

"This is where Brexit began."

The mine is projected to increase UK emissions by 0.4Mt (megatonnes) of CO2e (carbon dioxide equivalent) per year.

Sunak has apparently told allies that Britain is approaching a “fat lady sings moment” - where lockdown should be lifted, never to return - despite the country still recording close to 20,000 new Covid-19 infections every day.

Appointments at Ofcom, BBC and the launch of a new TV channel are cause for concern for the British actor.

The government has said it is going ahead with its plan for quarantine hotels - but it is still not clear when the scheme will start.