Politics

“I think people are really grateful with the way Jacinda has handled Covid; she is leading the world. We are able to live our lives normally with very few restrictions - it is just a blessing," one voter said.

Asked in an interview with the Daily Mail whether she had an affair with Johnson while he was with then wife Marine Wheeler - who he divorced last year - Arcuri said: “I think that goes without saying…”

“I find it very, very frustrating that at a time when all of us should be giving – and I am seeking to do as much as I possibly can – 100% of our time and focus and energy to Covid," Sturgeon said.

He went on to claim that no "responsible government" would trigger Article 50 without an agreement of sorts in place with the EU as to the shape of any future trading relationship.

Officials closed loophole when it was disclosed that MPs, lords and parliamentary staff could legally continue drinking past the deadline in the Palace of Westminster.

Australia has the same deal with the EU as Somalia ie none. Boris Johnson could call Britain’s future a Somalia style deal but for some reason he doesn’t. Wonder why.

While the prime minister, in a televised statement, stopped short of walking away from talks entirely, he said the country would have to prepare for a trading relationship with EU “more like Australia’s”.

The petition urged the council to name the park 'Nigel's Folly', but quick-witted social media users quickly dubbed the huge lorry park 'The Farage Garage'.

Asked by Kay Burley this morning whether he would disavow the government's extortionate use of consultancy fees, Raab said he would not do so until he had "seen the facts".