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EU officials have also spoken out about the UK government infringing the Northern Ireland protocol and the possibility of Scotland rejoining the bloc.

The EU is preparing its health systems for future pandemics – whilst NHS doctors struggle with understaffing.

“My observation would be: why has the vaccine programme been a success? Because it’s been very locally led. And that has meant you had local NHS people, local Government people, local public services, local volunteers."

“It’s a grave injustice that many innocent leaseholders will be financially ruined over fire safety issues that were not of their own making, while the Government is letting those responsible continue to get off scot-free.”

“We know the public will share our outrage..."

"We condemn this shameful decision & urge the UK Government to urgently change course or forfeit any claims to be a champion of global gender equality."

The report claimed that the crisis reflected two “major inadequacies” of the welfare state – the low level of the basic safety net for families, and the lack of earnings insurance for those experiencing a period of unemployment.

The ‘unelected bureaucrats’ moved to increase transparency whilst Tories claim UK’s system is ‘robust’ despite Greensill scandal.

Ian Lavery, Labour MP for Wansbeck, described the 1 per cent rise as “incredibly insulting” at the time.