It comes as a Tory MP was forced to apologise for defending his colleague following a conviction for sexually assaulting a teenage boy.

Alastair Campbell pointed out that European Union moves to curb tax avoidance could be why the chancellor "fought so hard for Brexit".

"In this particular case, Brexit was probably a good idea, because Boris has been able to lead from the front here," he said.

Indeed, Lord Rothermere’s father loved Great Britain so much he went to live in France as a tax exile, Private Eye pointed out.

"With good reason the public will see this as yet another attempted whitewash. They’re being taken for fools by this prime minister yet again."

There are concerns that an arms build-up in the Balkans at the time of the war in Ukraine could threaten the fragile peace in the region.

“NHS leaders and their teams feel abandoned by the Government and they deserve better.”

It comes after it was revealed the chancellor held a green card in the US for a period while he was chancellor.

She also hinted that he should perhaps look next door for the person who leaked his tax affairs.