Politics

The former PM said if an agreement is not drawn up by Johnson, Sunak and Truss, then “parliament should be recalled to force them to do so”.

The fact is that working-class people "don't get a chance to express theirselves", the trade union secretary said.

It comes as Rishi Sunak peddled another common mistruth during the latest leadership hustings, caught by the eagle-eye of Peter Stefanovic.

“Brexit was a terrible idea, that has never delivered any benefits, and unlike politicians I’m not obliged to pretend it’s not a terrible idea."

“I am feeling more like an illegal immigrant at the moment", one expat living in the country said.

Lisa Nandy said it was "scandalous" that Sunak openly boasted about fixing the rules to funnel taxpayers’ money to "prosperous Tory shires".

“We are past the days when EU directives were handed down on tablets of stone, and we should be prepared to liberalise where we can," a government source said.

"Nadine wiping a tear from her cheek in the corner as she starts the third bottle of sav blanc", one person said.

"The Tory leadership contest is like a competition on who can unleash the biggest attack on working people", Fatima-Zahra Ibrahim said.