Politics

Thin on policy but high on emotion, the Labour leader's 90-minute speech outlined his priorities for government.

"Let's be clear, shortages right across the country, shortages of fruit pickers, shortages of builders, shortages in terms of lorry drivers: all of that is down to Boris Johnson, Michael Gove, Priti Patel, Dominic Raab and the promises they made to the British people," David Lammy said.

"Not enough choice already? I wish all the people on the streets, those on UC or other benefits could be so choosy."

He described the "arrogance" of assuming people would uproot themselves only to be told they will be discarded at Christmas as "breathtaking".

"Presumably these rockets will be powered solely by sovereignty and not, ya know, fuel," one person commented.

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer will address activists in Brighton as he seeks to persuade voters that his party is a government-in-waiting.

The transport secretary insisted last week that it was "wrong" to say Brexit was to blame for the energy crisis.

Welsh artist David Griffiths was offered £25,000 by a Dutch businessman who wanted to burn his portrait of Farage.

Miller's new party, True and Fair, will aim to "hold the government to account" and move beyond the "politics of incompetence".