He described the "arrogance" of assuming people would uproot themselves only to be told they will be discarded at Christmas as "breathtaking".

"Presumably these rockets will be powered solely by sovereignty and not, ya know, fuel," one person commented.

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer will address activists in Brighton as he seeks to persuade voters that his party is a government-in-waiting.

It comes on the back of a procession of disastrous Brexit news stories.

Robinson said the goalposts keep changing over the current driver shortage crisis that has gripped a number of sectors.

"It’s almost as though leaving the single market was a bad idea," Sam Bright tweeted in response.

"There simply isn't a problem here. There is enough fuel and drivers here to keep the supply chain fully stocked."

Andy McDonald quit the shadow cabinet after he was instructed to argue against a national minimum wage of £15 per hour, he claims.

"The driver shortage has resulted in a dependence on agency and particularly foreign drivers that goes beyond what is needed to cope," the report warned.