The move came after Oliver went on an expletive-filled rant against Danbury, Connecticut.

“We are very proud of my father for walking his garden and raising money for a great number of people, and getting recognised for the work he’s done is an honour.”

“I would be doing my community, and the families I have met and spoken with, an injustice if I didn’t use this opportunity to respectfully urge the Prime Minister to support our children during the October half-term."

“I don’t think that you give people more power and influence and share of wealth by tearing up the United Kingdom."

"Not an MP, not actually anything, given he is about as likely to become Mayor of London as Mr Blobby, but hard to let pass the stunning dimness of highlighting *your own government’s* failures then trying to blame them on a local mayor."

Researchers found black and mixed ethnicity patients have a three-fold higher risk of needing hospital admission with Covid-19 compared to white inner-city residents of the same region.

'It was an act of gross irresponsibility for anonymous Government sources to tell newspapers on Thursday about plans to impose further restrictions on millions of people.'

'We are still not seeing enough awards going to people of colour, particularly in the higher honours lists.'

"More #FakeLaw from @pritipatel’s fundamentally dishonest Home Office."