“I would be doing my community, and the families I have met and spoken with, an injustice if I didn’t use this opportunity to respectfully urge the Prime Minister to support our children during the October half-term."

“I don’t think that you give people more power and influence and share of wealth by tearing up the United Kingdom."

"Not an MP, not actually anything, given he is about as likely to become Mayor of London as Mr Blobby, but hard to let pass the stunning dimness of highlighting *your own government’s* failures then trying to blame them on a local mayor."

Researchers found black and mixed ethnicity patients have a three-fold higher risk of needing hospital admission with Covid-19 compared to white inner-city residents of the same region.

'It was an act of gross irresponsibility for anonymous Government sources to tell newspapers on Thursday about plans to impose further restrictions on millions of people.'

'We are still not seeing enough awards going to people of colour, particularly in the higher honours lists.'

"More #FakeLaw from @pritipatel’s fundamentally dishonest Home Office."

Dr Starkey issued a lengthy apology on July 6, in which he said his “principal regret” was that his “blundering use of language” could endanger people’s right to freedom of speech.

“We are concerned by rumours in the media that we might be pushed into Level 3 of a new system set to be introduced, without any discussion or consultation, or without adequate economic measures put in place to support affected people and businesses."