"Another grave lapse by Boris Johnson and his shambolic government."

"The Conservatives talk tough on law and order, but their record is one of lawlessness and disorder."

"If there were even a scintilla of truth behind stories that businesses are 'flourishing' because of Brexit, they wouldn't need to pay the Mail or the Express to print them."

But Jon Sparkes, chief executive of the charity Crisis, warned that ending these policies could force “devastating numbers” of people to the brink.

"No preparation was possible for Govt incompetence and negligence though."

"How annoying that the Brazil variant snuck into Britain during the many weeks we knew about it but didn’t shut our border. Damn that virus for not respecting our Govt’s right to dither and delay."

"Someone has to pick up the tab for the unfathomable sums they've wasted on contracts with their associates for duff product."

The judge said he did not think it was appropriate to conduct trial under the circumstances.

"Gutted Peter Hitchens had the vaccine. Sell out."