The Prime Minister had branded crossings ‘very bad and stupid and dangerous and criminal’.

“The whole government resigned,” Hamad Hassan said.

"The RAF is combing the English Channel; presumably they’re fully loaded with Nigel Farages ready to drop on any unsuspecting dinghies."

“Are you BAME? Or does your ethnic community have a name to be proud of?”

Little Grey and Little White are being monitored by experts.

One of London’s best Italian restaurants, Ombra has re-opened for normal service, continuing to operate its successful deli and pastifico introduced at the beginning of lockdown.

Migrants living in Calais have been left “exhausted, scared and not knowing which way to turn” by Priti Patel’s calls for tougher action on Channel crossings, a humanitarian charity has warned.

Director-general Tony Hall said the report had caused ‘distress’ to many.

Teachers, scientists, opposition politicians and the children’s commissioner for England Anne Longfield have all called for improvements to testing.