Politics

The former prime minister’s comments are part of a foreword to a report, commissioned by the Tony Blair Institute, on why voters rejected the party in 2019.

"Making it public made it even worse," Gérald Darmanin said.

Chancellor-in-waiting Olaf Scholz said Berlin would back "countermeasures" if the UK reneges on the Brexit deal.

In an International Men's Day debate, Nick Fletcher insisted masculinity "needs to be celebrated".

It means the government department responsible for preventing tax avoidance will work from a site owned by a subsidiary of a company based in an offshore tax jurisdiction.

"To be fair, the last time I assembled a cabinet from Sweden it also fell apart within hours," one person said.

"I think doing 9-5, Monday to Friday is a pretty old-fashioned way of working," the bank's boss has said.

A group wearing life jackets was brought to Dover, just a day after a dinghy capsized off Calais, killing dozens.

Researchers warned of the severe "psychological toll" that high debt burdens are having on graduates.