The US president was speaking during a visit to washing machine manufacturer Whirlpool in Ohio.

The authority said the pandemic had already cost it nearly £9 million. But the government, it added, has only offered the council £1.3 million to help plug the gap.

The decision has been branded as a “display of elitism” and an “obtuse gesture” by baffled faculty members.

A YouGov poll, undertaken for The Times, revealed that 34 per cent of people believe that the Labour leader would do a better job, with 32 per cent preferring Johnson.

“I was shocked when I saw it - I really was. I didn’t think parents would risk bringing their children across the Channel so young."

Opened last year, following a successful pop-up, Manteca is a strong addition to London’s parade of accessible pasta-centric restaurants.

The chancellor has been urged to use targeted measures to stave off mass unemployment.

Faith in the UK Government to handle the Covid-19 pandemic effectively fell sharply after news of the lockdown breach broke, research by UCL found.

Under the cover of a construction boom, the Tories are handing public money over to financial institutions.