Politics

“There is no country in the world that will be subject to as many export rules to us as the UK."

"Never before has a country so spectacularly shot its self in the foot. We are no longer “Great” Britain or a United Kingdom."

He predicted wins for Starmer, Davey and Biden, and said there would be manufactured drama about the next "no deal" cliff edge in December before a deal is struck.

"The only opportunity had to give a say on the Brexit deal was the 2019 election and in this election 52.7% of voters chose parties committed to a second referendum on Remain and soft Brexit."

When John Redwood challenged prime minister John Major for the Tory leadership in 1995, his supporters were mocked as the “barmy army” and “ward 8 of Broadmoor”.

"The blonde-haired, grinning, smirking, clueless clown in particular is less motivated by the impact of his policies and decisions on real people, than on himself, what the media say about him, and what his rich friends and donors think about him."

Last year the former Labour leader promised to eradicate food bank use if he was elected.

"Just an example of how utterly useless this government is", one MP said.

Nadhim Zahawi - who has been charged by Boris Johnson with overseeing the rollout of the UK’s mass vaccination scheme - was quickly blamed for starting the meeting on his personal Zoom account, which has a 100 person limit.