“You all ought to be careful about the way you use language," the prime minister's father said.

The UK was forced to pay Belgium 5,000 per cent higher than the typical price for electricity to prevent a power blackout in south-east London.

"I love how he can't imagine how a queue might work in practice", comedian Danny Wallace said.

"The delays will not be at Dover they will be at Calais", Jacob Rees-Mogg assured voters.

“The job is physically and emotionally gruelling and people need that time off. Morale is low and burnout is high.”

"People would rather, I know I'd rather, have their mate cry on their shoulder than go to their funeral," the UFC fighter said.

"The Tory government are destroying my city. I've got kids and families living on food banks while they're getting f***ing bonuses."

"Now look here, I know we voted for Brexit but this is all your fault."

Liz Truss has hit out at the French authorities for the border chaos, but the government rejected an offer to double the number of passport booths in 2020.