The future PM also argued that fox hunters should break the law to continue the killings - saying it is unlikely the ban will be properly enforced.

Legal action has been threatened if the findings are used to undermine the referendum result.

Peerages have been given to 30 people who supported Brexit in 2016 or Boris Johnson's exit deal.

“Mixed, conflicting messages appear to have been a core strategy", union TSSA have said.

The ruling comes just hours after Dr Julian Lewis was appointed as chair of the committee, much to the Prime Minister's dismay.

He pointed out that the 2013 Justice and Security Act explicitly removed the right of the prime minister to choose the ISC chairman.

Scenes of boozy Majorca visitors ignoring social distancing rules and going without face masks went viral on social media in recent weeks.

Mandy Rossi, from Ashford Green Party, said she was “appalled” that the residents of the town had not been able to have a say on the plans for a “lorry park”. The town voted to Leave by 59.4 per cent in the EU referendum.

Bristol Mayor Marvin Rees said any decision on how the plinth should be used would be decided democratically through consultation.