Anglea Rayner said the Tory MP “endorsed conspiracy theories about the veracity of the disease” and made a “deeply dangerous claim” about official figures.

'You have to remember this is hurting real people who own multiple boats."

“In many ways, you could be forgiven for thinking being a donor to the Tory party must carry an inherent specialism on delivering Covid contracts as Tory donors have really done very well out of this crisis.”

"If Johnson had an ounce of integrity, honesty, and self-awareness, he would go."

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It comes as the UK government announced a further 1,725 more coronavirus deaths have been recorded. This is the second highest daily death total on this measure.

“We can’t afford any more of the dithering or eleventh-hour announcements from the government. The death toll has already passed 100,000. It’s vital that the government gets this right and shows us the plans now to protect those like our school support staff.”

If Johnson’s stewardship of this crisis is comparable to any of Britain’s modern military engagements it is surely the Battle of the Somme, wherein wave upon wave of troops were sent to their inevitable demise.

“The infrastructure of the Irish Sea border is the physical manifestation of not just the partitioning of the UK but the locking of Northern Ireland into the economic orbit of the Republic/EU.”