Politics

Ardern said: “If there was ever a time to close the gap between groups of people across New Zealand in different positions, it is now. I am responsible for the executive branch and this is where we can take action … it is about showing solidarity in New Zealand’s time of need.”

It comes as Caroline Lucas warned that it is becoming "impossible" for the government to be held to account when the PM “systematically lies at the dispatch box with impunity”.

Also reports today claim a Tory donor was asked to fund a nanny for Boris Johnson's baby because the Prime Minister can't survive on his £157,372-a-year salary.

There are also claims that Tory chiefs footed a bill for the PM's £165-an-hour personal trainer.

Over half (52%) think Johnson probably did make his “let the bodies pile high” comment.

He says he “personally” paid for the renovations but has refused to say whether he received an initial donation from the Conservative Party to cover the costs.

'You won't give a pound to a homeless person.'

“People are afraid of having a centralised government in power in Brussels, but they should be afraid of Westminster too. We believe we shouldn’t be ruled by Westminster either."

“Removing these by-elections would be the first step in a package of reform desperately needed to ensure we have a scrutiny chamber that is fit for purpose, rather than this elitist mockery of democracy."