Politics

"I didn't see as an opportunity. I now see it as a necessity. There's no point in sort of bleating on about it."

'We’re turning the party around,' he told Morgan

Lord Cruddas has also made donations to the Vote Leave campaign.

“My kind of Bishop,” a Twitter user said.

"Where there is the political will, the Treasury can find the money from the back of the sofa."

"We continue to hear from people who are yet to make their application – this is usually due to a history of labour exploitation.”

It is not the first time concerns have been raised over the Conservative Party’s handling of data, with the ICO highlighting fears in summer 2019.

It came amid tension among unionists and loyalists at additional checks on goods arriving into ports from Great Britain as part of the Brexit protocol.

The EU settlement scheme has been criticised for its "lack of inclusivity" and ongoing technical problems.