"Was that on the 6 O-C*ck News?", Declan Cashlin quipped.

The group previously said they believed they “can hold out in the tunnel for several weeks and hope in this time that a court will rule against HS2 for breaking the law by attempting an eviction without a court order and during the national coronavirus lockdown”.

“Seeing how people in Calais are treated by our authorities is deeply shocking. They are hounded night and day, exposed to the bitter winter elements, denied food and shelter and subject to regular police brutality."

A look back at the key moments, the heroes and the villains of one of the UK's darkest years.

Boris Johnson features as the UK becomes the first European nation to pass the “grim milestone”.

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"You didn't lock down. You didn't close borders. You didn't protect care homes. You didn't deliver on test & trace," Rachel Clarke said.

“What I can tell you is that we truly did everything we could, and continue to do everything that we can," he said.

Doctors' union BMA has projected the number of deaths on to its headquarters with the message “we will never forget”.