‘The Taoiseach needs to act now on behalf of the Irish people,’ the Sinn Fein leader said.

The Prime Minister, whose party is trailing behind Labour in the polls, reportedly asked Boris Johnson’s ex-chief aide for advice earlier this year.

Volunteers from a range of professions are being called on to donate their time to mentor young carers from The Renaissance Foundation charity on 23rd January in the city of London.

The charity warned that with tax thresholds frozen, lower earners will not see any benefit from National Insurance cuts, while the top half of earners will.

New Year Travel to and from the continent and to Kent has been thrown into chaos following Eurostar cancelling all 41 services today

In what will be music to the ears of many Labour supporters, Andy Burnham is back onside with the party's senior leadership.

Otto English said the list makes "the best case I think I've ever seen for the abolition of the House of Lords and a complete overhaul of the honours system."

Tory donor Sir Jon Moynihan and former chief executive of the Vote Leave Brexit campaign Matthew Elliott have been recommended for peerages.

Russell Martin made his disdain for Rishi Sunak painfully clear on Friday, after he scoffed at the suggestion of meeting the Prime Minister.