Kester Brewin replied supporting the ex-football star writing: "In which so many of the replies confirm the patient's belligerent ignorance of the seriousness of their condition."

However, Business minister Paul Scully said he would be comfortable without a replacement ethics adviser as long as ministers are held to account in another way.

"I'm no campaigns expert but I'm pretty sure 'we're not as bad as Harold Shipman' isn't the greatest sell on the doorstep," tweeted Adam Bienkov.

There is particular concern about the extension of stop and search powers, allowing police to carry out searches where there are no reasonable grounds for suspicion, previously such measures had only been used in response to serious violence and terrorism.

The company was accused of hiding French profits in lower-tax Luxembourg from 2009 to 2020, and reporting artificially low profits in France.

A party spokesman said Anna McMorrin, a shadow justice minister, had been spoken to by Sir Keir Starmer after it was reported that she suggested a Labour Government may be able to renegotiate the UK’s deal with Brussels.

"Hey Suella Braverman, stop lying. It’s not a good look for an attorney general," wrote one person.

Lord Geidt said he was forced to quit when he was tasked with offering a view on the Government’s “intention to consider measures which risk a deliberate and purposeful breach of the ministerial code”.

"I’ve given him a lot of stick but this is on the money," said one person after watching the clip.