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An MoD source said the idea had "more holes in it than a slice of Swiss cheese".

The intervention follows the leaking of an 860-page report, which revealed significant hostility towards Corbyn at the top of the Labour hierarchy.

“There were at least five different people potentially from five different parts of the country who all came together in one household and who were clearly breaking social distancing rules.

A YouGov poll, undertaken for The Times, revealed that 34 per cent of people believe that the Labour leader would do a better job, with 32 per cent preferring Johnson.

The chancellor has been urged to use targeted measures to stave off mass unemployment.

Faith in the UK Government to handle the Covid-19 pandemic effectively fell sharply after news of the lockdown breach broke, research by UCL found.

At least 235 migrants - many of them women and children - made the perilous journey from France yesterday, taking advantage of the calm conditions.

Dave and Clare Edwards told the Daily Mirror they saw the adviser near Durham the weekend after he had returned to work in London.

The removal of the post is a change of tack for Facebook, which has previously opted to label – rather than delete – misleading statements.